kelontong
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Possibly ultimately onomatopoeic, possibly related to Hokkien 玲瓏鼕/玲珑冬, the rattle callled 玲瓏鼓/玲珑鼓. Compare Tagalog kulintang. See also kelenteng.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kêlóntóng (first-person possessive kelontongku, second-person possessive kelontongmu, third-person possessive kelontongnya)
Further reading edit
- “kelontong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.