kerangkeng
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ke- + *rangkeng, from Chinese Hokkien 櫳間／栊间 (lông-keng, “prison, jail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈraŋkɛŋ]
- Hyphenation: kê‧rang‧kèng
Noun
kêrangkèng (first-person possessive kerangkengku, second-person possessive kerangkengmu, third-person possessive kerangkengnya)
- cage, playpen, jail.
- Synonym: kurungan
Further reading
- “kerangkeng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.