kaleng
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kaleng, from Portuguese calaim, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʿiyy, “tin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkalɛŋ]
- Hyphenation: ka‧lèng
Noun
kaleng (plural kaleng-kaleng, first-person possessive kalengku, second-person possessive kalengmu, third-person possessive kalengnya)
Derived terms
- kalengan
- kaleng-kalengan
- mengalengkan
- pengalengan
Further reading
- “kaleng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
kaleng (Jawi spelling کاليڠ, plural kaleng-kaleng, informal 1st possessive kalengku, 2nd possessive kalengmu, 3rd possessive kalengnya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kaleng
- → Min Nan: 含鑏／含𬬾 (kâⁿ-)
Further reading
- “kaleng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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