kelengkeng
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k<al>iŋkiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ. Cognate with Tagalog kalingkingan and Tausug kingking.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (proscribed in Malay, standard in Indonesian) kelingking
Noun[edit]
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
- (anatomy) The little or pinky finger; alternative form of jari kelengkeng.
Compounds[edit]
Proverbs[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Affixation of ke- + lengkeng.
Noun[edit]
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
Etymology 3[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
- A type of bird; a black hornbill or Anthracoceros malayanus.
- Synonym: kekek
- A type of bird; a Malabar pied hornbill or Anthracocerus malabaricus leucogaster.
Further reading[edit]
- “kelengkeng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kiŋkiŋ₃”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary