gelung

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-luŋ (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ɡəˈluŋ/ [ɡəˈluŋ]
    • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ɡəˈloŋ/ [ɡəˈloŋ]
    • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: ge‧lung

Noun

gelung (Jawi spelling ݢلوڠ, plural gelung-gelung)

  1. coil
  2. loop
  3. bight
  4. knot (of hair)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • gelungan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • menggelung [agent focus] (meN-)
  • menggelungkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • digelung [patient focus] (di-)
  • digelungkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
  • tergelung-gelung [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
  • bergelung [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • bergelung-gelung [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
  • gelung-gelung [reduplication] (redup)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • gegelung

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: gelung (inherited)

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