lonceng
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 亂鐘仔／乱钟仔 (loān-cheng-á, “alarm clock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɔnt͡ʃɛŋ]
- Hyphenation: lon‧cèng
Noun
loncèng (first-person possessive loncengku, second-person possessive loncengmu, third-person possessive loncengnya)
- bell
- Synonyms: bel, genta
- clock
- Synonym: jam dinding
Alternative forms
- loceng (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “lonceng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.