skeleng

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch scheel (“cross-eyed”), from Middle Dutch scelu, scele, from Old Dutch *skelo, from Proto-West Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to lean, bend; joint”).

Adjective

skeleng

  1. cross-eyed, squinting

References

  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa
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