jelapang

Malay

Etymology

Compare Batak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈlapaŋ/ [d͡ʒəˈla.paŋ]
  • Rhymes: -paŋ, -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: je‧la‧pang

Noun

jelapang (Jawi spelling جلاڤڠ, plural jelapang-jelapang or jelapang2) (Kedah, Kelantan-Pattani)

  1. a granary; a rice barn.
    Synonyms: baluh (Pahang, Terengganu), kapuk (Minangkabau), kepuk (Johor), kerengkiang, lumbung, rengkiang (Negeri Sembilan Malay)
    Padi yang baru dituai itu disimpan di dalam jelapang. ― The newly harvested paddy was stored in the granary.
  2. (figurative) a rice bowl (a region that produces a large amount of rice).
    Negeri Kedah dikenali sebagai jelapang padi Malaysia. ― The state of Kedah is known as the rice bowl of Malaysia.

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