langka

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• nangka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋˈkaʔ/ [l̪aŋˈkaʔ]
• Hyphenation: lang‧ka

Noun

langkâ (Basahan spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. jackfruit

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Noun

langka

1. rattan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese langka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋka/ [ˈlaŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: lang‧ka

Adjective

langka

1. rare
2. scarce

   Synonyms: jarang, sulit

Derived terms

• kelangkaan

Further reading

• “langka”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

langka

1. romanization of ꦭꦁꦏ

Kankanaey

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋˈka/ [lʌŋˈk̠a]
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /raŋˈka/ [rʌŋˈk̠a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: lang‧ka

Noun

langká

1. jackfruit

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Noun

langka

1. jackfruit

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Noun

langkà

1. jackfruit

Pangasinan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋˈka/, [laŋˈka]
• Hyphenation: lang‧ka

Noun

langka

1. jackfruit

Sambali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Noun

langkâ

1. jackfruit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lanca, langca, nanca, nangca — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• nangka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka. Compare Cebuano nangka, Ilocano anangka, Kapampangan yangka, Malay nangka, and Chamorro langka'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laŋˈkaʔ/ [lɐŋˈk̠aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: lang‧ka

Noun

langkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. jackfruit

Derived terms

• langkaan

Related terms

• Langkaan
• Pasonanca

See also

• dalungyan
• rimas
• tsempedak

Further reading

• “langka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• kalang, angkla

West Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

Noun

langka

1. jackfruit