kalong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kalong.

Noun

kalong (plural kalongs)

1. (archaic) A fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus).

Alternative forms

• kalang

References

• “kalong”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Amis

Etymology

From Japanese ガロン (garon), from English gallon.

Noun

kalong

1. gallon

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ
• Hyphenation: ka‧long

Noun

kalong

1. fruit bat; flying fox (espcially of the Pteropus genus)

Derived terms

• kalong bulu
• kalong wéwé

Descendants

• →? Indonesian: kalong
• →? Malay: kalong

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “kalong”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 190

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi kalong, or directly from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). Doublet of keluang.

Noun

kalong (plural kalong-kalong)

1. megabat (animal)

Related terms

• kelelawar

Further reading

• “kalong”, 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

kalong

1. romanization of ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi kalong, or directly from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). Doublet of keluang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.loŋ]
• Rhymes: -loŋ, -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ka‧long

Noun

kalong (Jawi spelling کالوڠ)

1. (Batavian Malay) A fruit bat or megabat.

   Synonym: keluang

Related terms

• kelawar

Further reading

• "kalong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901), A Malay-English dictionary‎^[1], Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 5 November 2024, page 497