kalagiyan

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese kalagyan (“a religious establishment; a permanent dwelling-place”, literally “continous, sedulous”). Surface analysis lagi +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kalaˈɡijan/ [ka.laˈɡi.jan]
  • Rhymes: -ijan
  • Syllabification: ka‧la‧gi‧yan

Noun

kalagiyan (plural kalagiyan-kalagiyan)

  1. (historical) residential area for traders, trade area

Further reading

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