kelenteng
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese klenthéng (ꦏ꧀ꦭꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦁ),
- From Hokkien 觀音亭／观音亭, compound of 觀音／观音 (koan-im, “Guanyin”) + 亭 (têng, “pavilion”).
- Affixed ke- + *lenteng, from Hokkien 禮堂／礼堂 (lé-tn̂g, “assembly hall”, literally “rite hall”), a type of Confucian temple.
Pronunciation
Noun
kêlêntèng (plural kelenteng-kelenteng, first-person possessive kelentengku, second-person possessive kelentengmu, third-person possessive kelentengnya)
Further reading
- “kelenteng” 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.