pelonco

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦺꦴꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦴ (plonco, “novice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɔnt͡ʃo/
• Hyphenation: pê‧lon‧co

Noun

pêlonco (first-person possessive peloncoku, second-person possessive peloncomu, third-person possessive pelonconya)

1. young watermelon
2. recognition and appreciation of new situation by precipitating previous thinking

Adjective

pêlonco

1. young; inexperienced

   Synonym: muda

2. bald, hairless

   Synonym: gundul

Derived terms

• memelonco
• perpeloncoan

 

Further reading

• “pelonco” 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.