kaleng
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kaleng, from Portuguese calaim, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kaleng (plural kaleng-kaleng, first-person possessive kalengku, second-person possessive kalengmu, third-person possessive kalengnya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kaleng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese calaim via Dutch, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”); possibly also from association with and ellipsis of batu kalang (“layer of unmineable solid rock”).
Noun edit
kaleng (Jawi spelling کاليڠ, plural kaleng-kaleng, informal 1st possessive kalengku, 2nd possessive kalengmu, 3rd possessive kalengnya)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کالڠ kalang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek[1], John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 75
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کالڠ kaling”, in A Malay-English dictionary[2], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 497
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kaleng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)[3], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 499
Further reading edit
- “kaleng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.