kalong

English

Etymology

From Javanese kalong.

Noun

kalong (plural kalongs)

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

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “kalong” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese kalong. Doublet of keluang.

Noun

kalong (plural kalong-kalong, first-person possessive kalongku, second-person possessive kalongmu, third-person possessive kalongnya)

1. megabat (animal)

Related terms

• kelelawar

Further reading

• “kalong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ

Noun

kalong (krama ngoko kalong)

1. megabat

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kalong

References

• "kalong" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta