ꦩꦭꦶꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese maliṅ (“thief; thievish; stealthy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.lɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -lɪŋ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ling

Noun

ꦩꦭꦶꦁ (maling)

1. (ngoko) thief

   Synonym: (krama) ꦥꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦁ (pandung)

Verb

ꦩꦭꦶꦁ (maling)

1. to steal

Descendants

• → Indonesian: maling

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “maling”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN