julang

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒulaŋ/ [ˈd͡ʒu.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -ulaŋ
• Syllabification: ju‧lang

Inherited from Malay julang, from Proto-Malayic *julang, possibly from Proto-Austronesian *zulaŋ (“to lift, carry on the shoulder”).

julang (plural julang-julang)

1. something tall
2. (fluid dynamics) head
   1. a buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head
   2. the difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point
   3. more generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight

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julang (plural julang-julang)

1. any Old World bird of genus Rhyticeros

• “julang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *julang, possibly from Proto-Austronesian *zulaŋ (“to lift, carry on the shoulder”).

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒulaŋ/ [ˈd͡ʒu.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ju‧lang

julang (Jawi spelling جولڠ, plural julang-julang or julang²)

1. any Old World bird of genus Rhyticeros such as a hornbill.

   Julang badak ialah burung kebangsaan negeri Sarawak. ― The rhinoceros hornbill is the state bird of Sarawak.

2. (rare, poetic) height or loftiness

julang (active menjulang, third-person passive dijulang)

1. to lift or raise high, often on the shoulder.

   Mereka menjulang piala kemenangan. ― They lifted the trophy high.

2. to carry or bear something above ground level.

   Dia menjulang anaknya dengan bangga. ― He hoisted his child proudly.

• angkat
• dongak (figurative: to look upward)

• > Indonesian: julang (inherited)

• "julang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Cognate with Indonesian julang (“Rhyticeros”).

julang (Sundanese script ᮏᮥᮜᮀ)

1. hornbill, bird of the family Bucerotidae.

• "julang" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia