kilang
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Amis
Noun
kilang
References
- “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
- Sense of refinery is a semantic loan from Dutch raffinaderij (“refinery”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kilang (plural kilang-kilang)
- mill, the grinding apparatus or the building housing such a grinding apparatus.
- Synonym: penggilingan
- manufacturing plant, factory
- Synonym: pabrik
- refinery: a building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.
Verb
kilang
- to mill
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilang” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
kilang
- Romanization of ꦏꦶꦭꦁ
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦏꦶꦭꦁ (kilang), probably related to giling (“to roll, to grind”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- Sense of factory is a semantic loan from English mill.
Pronunciation
Noun
kilang (Jawi spelling کيلڠ, plural kilang-kilang, informal 1st possessive kilangku, 2nd possessive kilangmu, 3rd possessive kilangnya)
- (Riau, Malay Peninsula) factory, mill, plant (manufacturing place)
- Synonym: loji
- mill, the grinding apparatus or the building housing such a grinding apparatus.
- (archaic) millstone, roller component of said apparatus.
- Synonym: kilangan
- (obsolete) drink made from extraction of sugar cane using said device.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کيلڠ kilang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 97
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کيلڠ kelang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 556
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kelang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 533
Further reading
- “kilang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao
Verb
kilang
- to reflect (light)
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
Noun
kilang