longkang

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English

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Etymology

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From Malay longkang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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longkang (plural longkangs)

  1. (colloquial, Singapore, Malaysia) Ditch, street drain

Malay

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From a Chinese dialect?”)

From Min Nan 壟溝垄沟.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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longkang (Jawi spelling لوڠکڠ, plural longkang-longkang, informal 1st possessive longkangku, 2nd possessive longkangmu, 3rd possessive longkangnya)

  1. drain (A conduit for liquids)

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