steling

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stelling (“position, shelving unit”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈstɛliŋ/ [ˈst̪ɛ.lɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛliŋ
  • Syllabification: ste‧ling

Noun

steling (plural steling-steling)

  1. (military) position of soldiers/troops
    Dia perintahkan kepada para pemuda yang bertahan dan steling di muka gedung menyingkir ke samping.
    He ordered the young men who were defending and troops positioned in front of the building to move to the side.
  2. display cabinet
    Kebetulan saya memang sedang membutuhkan rak steling, karena selama ini saya jualannya di rumah.
    It just so happens that I need a display cabinet shelf, because I've been selling from home.

References

  • Alan M. Stevens; A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010), A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary‎[1], second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN
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