kelalang

Malay

Etymology

Compare Tagalog kalalang (“narrow-necked water jug”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəlalaŋ/
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [kəˈläläŋ]
  • Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kelalang (Jawi spelling کلالڠ, plural kelalang-kelalang or kelalang2)

  1. flask
    Synonym: labu (Indonesia)
  2. earthenware pitcher
  3. calabash-like water vessel
  4. decanter
  5. chattee

Derived terms

  • kelalang kon (“Erlenmeyer flask; conical flask”)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: kelalang (inherited)

Further reading

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