goreng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay goreng, from Classical Malay goreng. Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (goréng).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡoreŋ/ [ˈɡo.rɛŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oreŋ
  • Syllabification: go‧reng

Adjective

goréng (not comparable)

  1. (attributive) fried; deep-fried

Derived terms

Verb

goréng (active menggoreng, passive digoreng)

  1. (transitive) to fry (to make something crispy or crunchy)
  2. (transitive, figurative, economics) to pump, a price of a certain share or cryptocurrency
    saham perusahaan kecil itu digoreng
    that small company's stock shares are pumped

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ
Pegon
Roman gorèng

Etymology

Cognate with Malay goreng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡo.reŋ]
  • Hyphenation: go‧reng
  • Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

  1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)

Derived terms

  • digoreng (be fried)
  • gorengan (fried food)
  • ngegoreng (frying)
  • nggoreng (frying)

Compounds

  • ꦱꦼꦒꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (sêgå gorèng)

Descendants

  • Osing: goreng
  • Tengger: goreng

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo.reŋ/
  • Rhymes: -eŋ

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (goréng).

Verb

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

  1. to fry, to cook something by partial contact woth or full immersion in hot oil
  2. (archaic) to roast grains (rice, nuts) directly on a hot wok or cauldron
  3. (Malaysia, colloquial) to improvise, to wing, to make stuff up on the spot
    Synonyms: hentam, lantak
    Goreng je jawapan tuJust make some answer up [to that question].

Adjective

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

  1. fried
Derived terms
Derived terms
compound words

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, imitating strummed guitar strings.

Verb

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

  1. (Malaysia, music) Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to shred i.e. play a guitar very fast and in a way that requires technical skill.

Noun

goreng

  1. (Malaysia, music) shredding, skill of plucking a guitar string at an upbeat tempo

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ݢورڠ goreng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 108
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ݢورڠ goreng”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 581
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “goreng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 154-5

Further reading

Osing

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (gorèng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡo.rəŋ]
  • Hyphenation: go‧reng
  • Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

  1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)

Tengger

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (gorèng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡo.rəŋ]
  • Hyphenation: go‧reng
  • Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

  1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)