Keling
See also: keling
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit कलिंग (kaliṃga), a historical region of India.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kəleŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kəlɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -əleŋ, -leŋ, -eŋ
Noun
Keling (Jawi spelling کليڠ)
- (literary, dated) Kling, a name applied to all immigrants from the Coromandel coast (but sometimes limited to Muslim immigrants from that coast, the others being called orang Hindu).[1]
- (now offensive, derogatory) a person of Indian descent.
- (dialectal, Kedah, Penang) a Muslim of Indian descent.[2]
Descendants
- Indonesian: Keling
- → English: Kling
- → Min Nan: 吉靈/吉灵 (kiat-lêng)
- → Semai: Keléng
References
- "Kĕling" in A Malay-English Dictionary, Richard James Wilkinson, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1901-1903, page 526.
- “Keling” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.