beling
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəˈlɪŋ]
- Hyphenation: bê‧ling
Etymology 1
From Malay beling.
Noun
beling (first-person possessive belingku, second-person possessive belingmu, third-person possessive belingnya)
- splinter, sherd
- breakable
- Synonym: barang pecah belah
- Hyponyms: tembikar, porselen
Etymology 2
From Javanese mbeling (“naughty”).
Adjective
beling
- naughty
- Synonym: nakal
Further reading
- “beling” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Taroko
Noun
beling
- cave; cavern