kelontong

Indonesian

Etymology

Possibly ultimately onomatopoeic, possibly related to Hokkien 玲瓏鼕／玲珑冬, the rattle callled 玲瓏鼓／玲珑鼓. Compare Tagalog kulintang. See also kelenteng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlɔntɔŋ/
• Hyphenation: kê‧lón‧tóng

Noun

kêlóntóng (first-person possessive kelontongku, second-person possessive kelontongmu, third-person possessive kelontongnya)

1. grocery
2. hawker
3. peddler
4. hawker's rattle

Further reading

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