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Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *k<al>iŋkiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ. Cognate with Tagalog kalingkingan and Tausug kingking.
- (proscribed in Malay, standard in Indonesian) kelingking
Noun
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
- (anatomy) The little or pinky finger; alternative form of jari kelengkeng.
Compounds
Proverbs
Etymology 2
Affixation of ke- + lengkeng.
Noun
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
- The lychee fruit; alternative form of lengkeng.
- Synonym: laici
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kelengkeng (Jawi spelling کليڠکيڠ, plural kelengkeng-kelengkeng, informal 1st possessive kelengkengku, 2nd possessive kelengkengmu, 3rd possessive kelengkengnya)
- A type of bird; a black hornbill or Anthracoceros malayanus.
- Synonym: kekek
- A type of bird; a Malabar pied hornbill or Anthracocerus malabaricus leucogaster.
- Synonyms: lang ling, lilin
Further reading
- “kelengkeng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiŋkiŋ₃”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI