celeng
Balinese
Romanization
celeng
- Alternative spelling of céléng, Romanization of ᬘᬾᬮᬾᬂ
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng, “wild boar, piggy bank”), from Old Javanese celeṅ (“pig, boar”), probably from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *liik, *lik (“pig”) (compare to Old Mon cliṅ (“pig”)). Cognate with Balinese ᬘᬾᬮᬾᬂ (céléng, “pig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛlɛŋ]
- Hyphenation: cè‧lèng
Noun
cèlèng (plural celeng-celeng, first-person possessive celengku, second-person possessive celengmu, third-person possessive celengnya)
- (Javanese) wild boar.
- Synonyms: babi hutan, bagong
- (Javanese) synonym of celengan (“piggy bank”).
Derived terms
- celengan
- mencelengi
Further reading
- “celeng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Noun
celeng
- Alternative spelling of cèlèng, Romanization of ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ
Kangean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcələŋ/
- Hyphenation: ce‧leng
Noun
celeng
- blackish.