kelengkeng
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k<al>iŋkiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ. Cognate with Tagalog kalingkingan and Tausug kingking.
Alternative forms edit
- (proscribed in Malay, standard in Indonesian) kelingking
Noun edit
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
- (anatomy) The little or pinky finger; alternative form of jari kelengkeng.
Compounds edit
Proverbs edit
Etymology 2 edit
Affixation of ke- + lengkeng.
Noun edit
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
- A type of bird; a black hornbill or Anthracoceros malayanus.
- Synonym: kekek
- A type of bird; a Malabar pied hornbill or Anthracocerus malabaricus leucogaster.
Further reading edit
- “kelengkeng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kiŋkiŋ₃”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary