pelengkung

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Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ lengkung, borrowed from Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦼꦁꦏꦸꦁ (plengkung, “arch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pêlêngkung

  1. arch (an architectural element having the shape of an arch)

Descendants

  • → Malay: pelengkung

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian pelengkung, from Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦼꦁꦏꦸꦁ (plengkung).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor) IPA(key): /ˈpələŋkoŋ/
  • (Riau, Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /ˈpələŋkuŋ/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧leng‧kung

Noun

pelengkung (Jawi spelling ڤلڠکوڠ, plural pelengkung-pelengkung)

  1. arch

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋkuŋ. Cognate with Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦼꦁꦏꦸꦁ (plengkung), Old Javanese pĕlĕṅkuṅ, Malay pelengkung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.ləŋˈkʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧leng‧kung

Noun

pelengkung (Sundanese script ᮕᮨᮜᮨᮀᮊᮥᮀ)

  1. arch
    Monumén 'Gateway Arch' di Amérika téh bentukna jiga pelengkung.
    The Gateway Arch monument in America is shaped like an arch.

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