lonceng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 亂鐘仔／乱钟仔 (loān-cheng-á, “alarm clock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔnt͡ʃɛŋ]
• Hyphenation: lon‧cèng

Noun

loncèng (first-person possessive loncengku, second-person possessive loncengmu, third-person possessive loncengnya)

1. bell

   Synonyms: bel, genta

2. clock

   Synonym: jam dinding

Alternative forms

• loceng (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “lonceng” 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.