celeng

See also: céléng, cèlèng, and çələng

Balinese

Noun

celeng

1. alternative spelling of céléng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng, “wild boar, piggy bank”) (compare to Balinese céléng (“pig”)), from Old Javanese celeṅ (“pig, boar”), probably from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *liik, *lik (“pig”) (compare to Old Mon cliṅ (“pig”)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeleŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃe.lɛŋ]
• Rhymes: -eleŋ
• Syllabification: ce‧leng

Noun

céléng (plural celeng-celeng)

1. (Javanese) wild boar

   Synonyms: babi hutan, bagong

2. (Javanese) synonym of celengan (“piggy bank”)

Derived terms

• celengan
• mencelengi

Further reading

• “celeng”, 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

celeng

1. alternative spelling of cèlèng, romanization of ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ

Kangean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcələŋ/
• Hyphenation: ce‧leng

Noun

celeng

1. blackish.