kalung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalung, from Javanese kalung, from Old Javanese kaluṅ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lʊŋ/
• Hyphenation: ka‧lung
• Rhymes: -lʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ

Noun

kalung

1. necklace
   1. an article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached
   2. anything resembling a necklace in shape

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berkalung
• kalungi
• kalungkan
• sekalung

Further reading

• “kalung”, 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

Etymology

From Old Javanese kaluṅ.

Noun

kalung

1. necklace

Descendants

• → Malay: kalung
  • > Indonesian: kalung (inherited)

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈkaloŋ/ [ˈka.loŋ]
• Rhymes: -loŋ, -oŋ
• (/a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkaluŋ/ [ˈka.luŋ]
• Rhymes: -luŋ, -uŋ
• Hyphenation: ka‧lung

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese kalung, from Old Javanese kaluṅ.

Noun

kalung (Jawi spelling کالوڠ, plural kalung-kalung or kalung²)

1. A necklace.

   Synonym: rantai

2. A type of tree; Alangium nobile.

   Synonyms: medang biawak, setebal

Derived terms

Affixations

• berkalung
• kalungan
• kalungkan

Compounds

• akar kalung
• akar kalung gajah

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kalung (inherited)

Etymology 2

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Verb

kalung (Jawi spelling کالوڠ)

1. (Terengganu) To throw.

   Synonym: baling

References

• Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901), A Malay-English dictionary‎^[1], Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 5 November 2024, page 497

Further reading

• "kalung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kalung" at PRPM first version)