Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese maliṅ (thief; thievish; stealthy).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ꦩꦭꦶꦁ (maling)

  1. (ngoko) thief
    Synonym: (krama) ꦥꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦁ (pandung)

Verb edit

ꦩꦭꦶꦁ (maling)

  1. to steal

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: maling

Further reading edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “maling”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN