celeng
Balinese
Noun
celeng
- alternative spelling of céléng
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng, “wild boar, piggy bank”) (compare to Balinese céléng (“pig”)), from Old Javanese celeṅ (“pig, boar”), probably from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *liik, *lik (“pig”) (compare to Old Mon cliṅ (“pig”)).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeleŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃe.lɛŋ]
- Rhymes: -eleŋ
- Syllabification: ce‧leng
Noun
céléng (plural celeng-celeng)
Derived terms
- celengan
- mencelengi
Further reading
- “celeng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
celeng
Kangean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcələŋ/
- Hyphenation: ce‧leng
Noun
celeng