lontong

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɔntɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: lón‧tóng

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 龍通／龙通 (lóngtōng).

Noun

lontong (first-person possessive lontongku, second-person possessive lontongmu, third-person possessive lontongnya)

1. a kind of rice cake, wrapped inside a banana leaf, then boiled until cooked, served as staple food

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦴꦁ (lonthong).

Noun

lontong (first-person possessive lontongku, second-person possessive lontongmu, third-person possessive lontongnya)

1. a type belt worn on Javanese traditional clothing

Further reading

• “lontong” 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.