lengkung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lengkung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləŋ.ˈkʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -kʊŋ
• Hyphenation: lêng‧kung

Noun

lêngkung (plural lengkung-lengkung, first-person possessive lengkungku, second-person possessive lengkungmu, third-person possessive lengkungnya)

1. bend, curve, winding.
2. arc, arch.

Derived terms

• dilengkungkan
• kelengkungan
• lengkungan
• melengkung
• melengkungi
• melengkungkan
• pelengkung
• pelengkungan
• terlengkung

 

• lengkung buka
• lengkung insang
• lengkung lembah
• lengkung prosenium
• lengkung segi banyak
• lengkung susutan
• lengkung tutup

 

Further reading

• “lengkung” 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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkuŋ/, [ləŋˈkuŋ]

Noun

lengkung (plural lengkung-lengkung, informal 1st possessive lengkungku, 2nd possessive lengkungmu, 3rd possessive lengkungnya)

1. arc
2. curve

Descendants

• Indonesian: lengkung

See also

• lengkok (“arc, kink”)
• lingkung (“surround”)

Further reading

• “lengkung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.