kalabaṅ

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably laba +‎ ka- +‎ -ṅ.

Noun

kalabaṅ

  1. centipede

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦏ꧀ꦭꦧꦁ (klabang) (inherited)
    • Indonesian: kelabang

Further reading

  • "kalabaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.