kilang

Amis

Noun

kilang

1. tree

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kilang.

• Sense of refinery is a semantic loan from Dutch raffinaderij (“refinery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ilaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kilang (plural kilang-kilang, first-person possessive kilangku, second-person possessive kilangmu, third-person possessive kilangnya)

1. mill, the grinding apparatus or the building housing such a grinding apparatus.

   Synonym: penggilingan

2. manufacturing plant, factory

   Synonym: pabrik

3. refinery: a building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

Verb

kilang

1. to mill

Alternative forms

• kelang

Derived terms

• kilangan
• mengilang
• pengilang
• pengilangan
• perkilangan

 

Further reading

• “kilang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦶꦭꦁ (kilang), probably related to giling (“to roll, to grind”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• Sense of factory is a semantic loan from English mill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ilaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ

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Noun

kilang (Jawi spelling کيلڠ, plural kilang-kilang, informal 1st possessive kilangku, 2nd possessive kilangmu, 3rd possessive kilangnya)

1. (Riau, Malay Peninsula) factory, mill, plant (manufacturing place)

   Synonym: loji

2. mill, the grinding apparatus or the building housing such a grinding apparatus.
3. (archaic) millstone, roller component of said apparatus.

   Synonym: kilangan

4. (obsolete) drink made from extraction of sugar cane using said device.

Alternative form

• kelang

Derived terms

• kilangan
• mengilang
• pengilang
• pengilangan
• perkilangan

 

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کيلڠ kilang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek‎^[2], John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 97
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کيلڠ kelang”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎^[3], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 556
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kelang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎^[4], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 533

Further reading

• “kilang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Verb

kilang

1. to reflect (light)

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ˈlaŋ/, [ki.ˈlaŋ]

Noun

kilang

1. tree