kureng

Indonesian

Etymology

An alteration of kurang, or a blend of kurang +‎ keren.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkurəŋ/ [ˈku.rəŋ]
      • Rhymes: -urəŋ
    • IPA(key): /ˈkurɛŋ/ [ˈku.rɛŋ]
      • Rhymes: -urɛŋ
  • Syllabification: ku‧reng

Adverb

kureng

  1. (slang) alternative form of kurang

Adjective

kureng (comparative lebih kureng, superlative paling kureng)

  1. (slang) lacking

Malay

Etymology

An alteration of kurang.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈkurɛŋ/ [ˈku.rɛŋ], /ˈkureŋ/ [ˈku.reŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ, -eŋ
  • Hyphenation: ku‧reng

Adverb

kureng

  1. (Malaysia, slang) alternative form of kurang
    Ya, gula kureng. ― Yes, less sugar.

Adjective

kureng (comparative lebih kureng, superlative paling kureng) (Malaysia, slang)

  1. lacking
    1. low-quality; qualityless
      Barang aku beli tadi kureng. ― The item I just bought is of low-quality.
    2. bland; tasteless
      • 2025, Jason Chen, memang ganas on my lawang, btw also tried pedas level 3 its more or less same spice level just feels abeeeet more kick sebab no gajus‎[1], archived from the original on 14 August 2025:
        Ayam dia 'juicy', tapi dia punya sambal ah, kureng sikit ah.
        The chicken is juicy, but the sambal is a little bit bland.
    3. bad-mannered; lack-grace
      Budak tu memang kureng sial. ― Damn, that kid is really bad-mannered.
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