kalajengking
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
- kaladjengking (dated)
Etymology edit
From Malay kala jengking, from Classical Malay kala jengking, from Javanese kalajengking (ꦏꦭꦗꦼꦁꦏꦶꦁ), from Old Javanese kala jĕṅkiṅ. Equivalent to kala (“stinging animal, scorpion”) + jengking (“upside-down, topsy-turvy”). The standard spelling was influenced by Javanese spelling.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kalajengking (plural kalajengking-kalajengking, first-person possessive kalajengkingku, second-person possessive kalajengkingmu, third-person possessive kalajengkingnya)
- scorpion.
- Synonyms: kala, ketungging
Further reading edit
- “kalajengking” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.