selendang
English
Noun
selendang (plural selendangs)
- (clothing, Indonesia) a multipurpose sash tied around the shoulders to carry infants and groceries, or draped over the head.
Alternative forms
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay selendang, from Javanese sléndang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈlendaŋ/ [səˈlen.daŋ]
- Rhymes: -endaŋ
- Syllabification: se‧len‧dang
Noun
sêlendang (plural selendang-selendang)
Further reading
- “selendang”, 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