lengkung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lengkung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkuŋ/ [ləŋˈkuŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: leng‧kung

Noun

lêngkung (plural lengkung-lengkung)

1. bend; curve
2. arc; arch

Derived terms

• dilengkungkan
• kelengkungan
• lengkungan
• melengkung
• melengkungi
• melengkungkan
• pelengkung
• pelengkungan
• terlengkung

• lengkung buka
• lengkung insang
• lengkung lembah
• lengkung prosenium
• lengkung segi banyak
• lengkung susutan
• lengkung tutup

Further reading

• “lengkung”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkoŋ/ [ləŋˈkoŋ]
• Rhymes: -koŋ, -oŋ
• (/a/-variety, Baku) IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkuŋ/ [ləŋˈkuŋ]
• Rhymes: -kuŋ, -uŋ

Noun

lengkung (Jawi spelling لڠکوڠ, plural lengkung-lengkung or lengkung²) (geometry)

1. arc
2. curve

Derived terms

Affixations

• melengkung

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lengkung (inherited)

See also

• lengkok (“arc, kink”)
• lingkung (“surround”)

Further reading

• "lengkung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017