kala jengking

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Malay kala jengking, from Javanese kalajengking (ꦏꦭꦗꦼꦁꦏꦶꦁ), from Old Javanese kala jĕṅkiṅ. Equivalent to kala (“stinging animal, scorpion”) +‎ jengking (“upside-down, topsy-turvy”). The standard spelling was influenced by Javanese spelling.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌkalə d͡ʒəŋˈkeŋ/ [ˌka.lə d͡ʒəŋˈkeŋ]
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌkala d͡ʒəŋˈkiŋ/ [ˌka.la d͡ʒəŋˈkiŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧la jeng‧king

Noun

kala jengking (Jawi spelling کالاجڠکيڠ, plural kala-kala jengking or kala2 jengking)

  1. scorpion

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: kalajengking
  • → Tausug: kalajangking

Further reading

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