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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay lereng (“slope”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦺꦫꦺꦁ (lèrèng) for the sense of diagonal stripe pattern.
Pronunciation
Noun
lereng (plural lereng-lereng, first-person possessive lerengku, second-person possessive lerengmu, third-person possessive lerengnya)
- slope
- diagonal stripe pattern of fabric
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
lereng (Jawi spelling ليريڠ, plural lereng-lereng, informal 1st possessive lerengku, 2nd possessive lerengmu, 3rd possessive lerengnya)
- slope
- lip or rim of plate
- wheel, roller
- Synonyms: liring, roda
Derived terms
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ليرڠ lereng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 626
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lereng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 52