Kalang
English
Proper noun
Kalang
- A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese kalang (“royal woodworker group”), from Old Javanese kalaṅ (“a group of people with a special occupation”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkalaŋ/ [ˈka.laŋ]
- Rhymes: -alaŋ
- Syllabification: Ka‧lang
- Homophone: kalang
Noun
Kalang (plural Kalang-Kalang)
- a tribe that inhabits the northern coast of Java, has a small build, black skin, and curly hair
Further reading
- “Kalang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016