relung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay رلوڠ (relung), perhaps from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer raloṅ ~ rloṅ (“to flow in or down a channel; channel, canal, waterway”). Compare Khmer រំលង (rumlɔɔng, “to go beyond, skip over; to infringe, violate, break (e.g., the law); (of time) to elapse, pass”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rə.ˈlʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -lʊŋ
  • Hyphenation: rê‧lung

Noun

rêlung (plural relung-relung)

  1. (geology) depression, indentation
  2. (archaeology) a depression or niche in a temple or building to place a statue
  3. (historical) land area size (some are approximately 5,300 m³, and some are approximately 2,800 m³)

Derived terms

  • merelung

Further reading

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