pelonco
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦺꦴꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦴ (plonco, “novice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈlɔnt͡ʃo/
- Hyphenation: pê‧lon‧co
Noun
pêlonco (first-person possessive peloncoku, second-person possessive peloncomu, third-person possessive pelonconya)
- young watermelon
- recognition and appreciation of new situation by precipitating previous thinking
Adjective
pêlonco
- young; inexperienced
- Synonym: muda
- bald, hairless
- Synonym: gundul
Derived terms
- memelonco
- perpeloncoan
Further reading
- “pelonco” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.