goreng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay goreng, from Classical Malay goreng. Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (goréng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoreŋ/ [ˈɡo.rɛŋ]
• Rhymes: -oreŋ
• Syllabification: go‧reng

Adjective

goréng (not comparable)

1. (attributive) fried; deep-fried

Derived terms

• bakmi goreng (“fried meat noodle”)
• mi goreng (“fried noodle”)
• nasi goreng (“fried rice”)
• penggoreng (“fryer”)

Verb

goréng (active menggoreng, passive digoreng)

1. (transitive) to fry (to make something crispy or crunchy)
2. (transitive, figurative, economics) to pump, a price of a certain share or cryptocurrency

   saham perusahaan kecil itu digoreng

   that small company's stock shares are pumped

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggoreng [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggoreng-goreng [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
• gorengan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• penggorengan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• minyak goreng (“cooking oil”)

Further reading

• “goreng”, 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

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ
Pegon
Roman	gorèng

Etymology

Probably inherited from Old Javanese gorī +‎ -(a)ṅ (“definite article”). Cognate with Malay goreng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡo.reŋ]
• Hyphenation: go‧reng
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)

Derived terms

• digoreng (“be fried”)
• gorengan (“fried food”)
• ngegoreng (“frying”)
• nggoreng (“frying”)

Compounds

• ꦱꦼꦒꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (sêgå gorèng)

Descendants

• → Osing: goreng
• → Tengger: goreng

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.reŋ/
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (goréng).

Verb

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

1. to fry, to cook something by partial contact woth or full immersion in hot oil
2. (archaic) to roast grains (rice, nuts) directly on a hot wok or cauldron
3. (Malaysia, colloquial) to cook up, to improvise, to wing, to make stuff up on the spot

   Synonyms: hentam, lantak

   Goreng je jawapan tu ― Just cook some answer up [to that question].

Adjective

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ, comparative lebih goreng, superlative paling goreng)

1. fried

Derived terms

• ayam goreng (“fried chicken”)
• ikan goreng (“fried fish”)
• kentang goreng (“french fries”)
• mi goreng (“fried noodles”)
• nasi goreng (“fried rice”)
• pisang goreng (“fried banana”)
• telur goreng (“fried egg”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggoreng [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggorengkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• gorengan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• penggorengan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• penggoreng [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

compound words

• goreng celur (“deep-fry”)
• goreng jeluk (“deep-fry”)
• goreng kilas (“stir-fry”)
• goreng tohor (“pan-fry”)
• minyak goreng (“cooking oil”), frying oil
• minyak masak (“cooking oil”)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, imitating strummed guitar strings.

Verb

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

1. (Malaysia, music) Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to shred i.e. play a guitar very fast and in a way that requires technical skill.

Noun

goreng (uncountable)

1. (Malaysia, music) shredding, skill of plucking a guitar string at an upbeat tempo

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ݢورڠ goreng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 108
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ݢورڠ goreng”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 581
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “goreng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 154-5

Further reading

• "goreng" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Osing

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (gorèng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡo.rɛŋ]
• Hyphenation: go‧reng
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Verb

gorèng

1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)

Tengger

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (gorèng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡo.rəŋ]
• Hyphenation: go‧reng
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)