jalan-jalan

Malaysia, Singapore/ˈd͡ʒalan ˌd͡ʒalan/

verb

To take a walk, to go for a stroll.

Similar
gai gai
OriginMalay jalan-jalan →
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Meanings

verbjalan-jalan (invariable)

alternative jalan jalan

  1. ManglishSinglishinvariableTo take a walk, to go for a stroll.

    […] he should know better than to go jalan jalan now.

    2023, Agnes Chew, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, Epigram Books, →ISBN, page 25

    Synonyms: gai gai

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo take a walk, to go for a stroll.

Similar
gai gai
Also see
gai gai

Origin

  1. Malayjalan-jalan
  2. Malayjalan-jalan
  3. Englishjalan-jalan

Borrowed from Malay jalan-jalan.

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APA

jalan-jalan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalan-jalan

MLA

“jalan-jalan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalan-jalan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jalan-jalan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalan-jalan.

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