kelengkeng

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəleŋkeŋ/
• Rhymes: -keŋ, -eŋ
• Hyphenation: ke‧léng‧kéng

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k<al>iŋkiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ. Cognate with Tagalog kalingkingan and Tausug kingking.

Alternative forms

• (proscribed in Malay, standard in Indonesian) kelingking

Noun

kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)

1. (anatomy) The little or pinky finger; alternative form of jari kelengkeng.

Compounds

• kurung kelengkeng

 

Proverbs

• telunjuk lurus kelengkeng berkait

 

Etymology 2

Affixation of ke- +‎ lengkeng.

Noun

kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)

1. The lychee fruit; alternative form of lengkeng.

   Synonym: laici

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)

1. A type of bird; a black hornbill or Anthracoceros malayanus.

   Synonym: kekek

2. A type of bird; a Malabar pied hornbill or Anthracocerus malabaricus leucogaster.

   Synonyms: lang ling, lilin

Further reading

• “kelengkeng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiŋkiŋ₃”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI