kelingking

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kelingking. Cognate of Tagalog kalingkingan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈlɪŋkɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ling‧king

Noun

kêlingking (first-person possessive kelingkingku, second-person possessive kelingkingmu, third-person possessive kelingkingnya)

1. little finger

   Synonym: jentik

Further reading

• “kelingking” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.