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Balinese
Noun
celeng
- alternative spelling of céléng
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng, “wild boar, piggy bank”) (compare to Balinese céléng (“pig”)), from Old Javanese celeṅ (“pig, boar”), probably from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *liik, *lik (“pig”) (compare to Old Mon cliṅ (“pig”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
céléng (plural celeng-celeng)
- (Javanese) wild boar
- Synonyms: babi hutan, bagong
- (Javanese) synonym of celengan (“piggy bank”)
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
celeng
- alternative spelling of cèlèng, romanization of ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ
Kangean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcələŋ/
- Hyphenation: ce‧leng
Noun
celeng
- blackish.