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jalan
jalan
Finnish
Etymology
Inflected form of jalka (“foot”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ja‧lan
 - Rhymes: -ɑlɑn
 - IPA(key): [ˈjɑlɑn]
 
Adverb
jalan
Synonyms
Noun
jalan
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay jalan, from Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.
Noun
jalan
- path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
 - path (a course taken)
 - path (a metaphorical course)
 - path (a method or direction of proceeding)
 - road (a way for travel)
 - road (a path in life)
 - street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
 - track (beaten path)
 - track (course; way)
 - track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
 - track (permanent way; the rails)
 - way (wide path)
 
Verb
jalan (intransitive)
Derived terms
Terms derived from jalan
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Malay

jalan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒalan/
 - Rhymes: -alan, -lan, -an
 
Noun
jalan
- path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
 - path (a course taken)
 - path (a metaphorical course)
 - path (a method or direction of proceeding)
 - road (a way for travel)
 - road (a path in life)
 - street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
 - track (beaten path)
 - track (course; way)
 - track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
 - track (permanent way; the rails)
 - way (wide path)
 
Verb
jalan (intransitive, used in the form berjalan)
Derived terms
Terms derived from jalan
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish yalan (“lie”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jǎlaːn/
 - Hyphenation: ja‧lan
 
Noun
jàlān m (Cyrillic spelling ја̀ла̄н)
Etymology 2
Denominal from the noun jàlān (“lie, deceit; forgery”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jǎlaːn/
 - Hyphenation: ja‧lan
 
Adjective
jàlān (definite jàlnī, Cyrillic spelling ја̀ла̄н)
Declension
indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalan | jalna | jalno | |
| genitive | jalna | jalne | jalna | |
| dative | jalnu | jalnoj | jalnu | |
| accusative | 
inanimate animate  | 
jalan jalna  | 
jalnu | jalno | 
| vocative | jalan | jalna | jalno | |
| locative | jalnu | jalnoj | jalnu | |
| instrumental | jalnim | jalnom | jalnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| genitive | jalnih | jalnih | jalnih | |
| dative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| accusative | jalne | jalne | jalna | |
| vocative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| locative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| instrumental | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalni | jalna | jalno | |
| genitive | jalnog(a) | jalne | jalnog(a) | |
| dative | jalnom(u/e) | jalnoj | jalnom(u/e) | |
| accusative | 
inanimate animate  | 
jalni jalnog(a)  | 
jalnu | jalno | 
| vocative | jalni | jalna | jalno | |
| locative | jalnom(e/u) | jalnoj | jalnom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | jalnim | jalnom | jalnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| genitive | jalnih | jalnih | jalnih | |
| dative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| accusative | jalne | jalne | jalna | |
| vocative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| locative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| instrumental | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jǎːlan/
 - Hyphenation: ja‧lan
 
Adjective
jálan (definite jȃlnī, comparative jàlnijī, Cyrillic spelling ја́лан)
Declension
indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalan | jalna | jalno | |
| genitive | jalna | jalne | jalna | |
| dative | jalnu | jalnoj | jalnu | |
| accusative | 
inanimate animate  | 
jalan jalna  | 
jalnu | jalno | 
| vocative | jalan | jalna | jalno | |
| locative | jalnu | jalnoj | jalnu | |
| instrumental | jalnim | jalnom | jalnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| genitive | jalnih | jalnih | jalnih | |
| dative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| accusative | jalne | jalne | jalna | |
| vocative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| locative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| instrumental | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalni | jalna | jalno | |
| genitive | jalnog(a) | jalne | jalnog(a) | |
| dative | jalnom(u/e) | jalnoj | jalnom(u/e) | |
| accusative | 
inanimate animate  | 
jalni jalnog(a)  | 
jalnu | jalno | 
| vocative | jalni | jalna | jalno | |
| locative | jalnom(e/u) | jalnoj | jalnom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | jalnim | jalnom | jalnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| genitive | jalnih | jalnih | jalnih | |
| dative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| accusative | jalne | jalne | jalna | |
| vocative | jalni | jalne | jalna | |
| locative | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
| instrumental | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | jalnim(a) | |
Spanish
Verb
jalan
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of jalar.
 - Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of jalar.
 
Sundanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.
Noun
jalan