celeng

celeng

1. Alternative spelling of céléng, Romanization of ᬘᬾᬮᬾᬂ

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”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛlɛŋ]
• Hyphenation: cè‧lèng

cèlèng (plural celeng-celeng, first-person possessive celengku, second-person possessive celengmu, third-person possessive celengnya)

1. (Javanese) wild boar.

   Synonyms: babi hutan, bagong

2. (Javanese) synonym of celengan (“piggy bank”).

• “celeng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

celeng

1. Alternative spelling of cèlèng, Romanization of ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ

• IPA^(key): /ˈcələŋ/
• Hyphenation: ce‧leng

celeng

1. blackish.