gelung

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-luŋ (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəluŋ/
• Rhymes: -əluŋ, -luŋ, -uŋ
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ɡəlʊŋ, -oŋ, -o̞ŋ]

Noun

gelung (Jawi spelling ݢلوڠ, plural gelung-gelung, informal 1st possessive gelungku, 2nd possessive gelungmu, 3rd possessive gelungnya)

1. coil
2. loop
3. bight
4. knot (of hair)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• gelungan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menggelung [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggelungkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• digelung [patient focus] (di-)
• digelungkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• tergelung-gelung [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
• bergelung [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bergelung-gelung [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gelung

Further reading

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