lengkeng

Indonesian

lengkeng

Etymology

From Hokkien 龍眼／龙眼 (lêng-kéng, “longan”, literally “dragon eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛŋkɛŋ]
• Hyphenation: léng‧kéng

Noun

lengkeng (plural lengkeng-lengkeng, first-person possessive lengkengku, second-person possessive lengkengmu, third-person possessive lengkengnya)

1. longan

Alternative forms

• klengkeng

Synonyms

• longan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “lengkeng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.