celeṅ

See also: celen

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *lik ~ *liik (“pig”) (whence Old Mon cliṅ (“pig”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛlɛŋ/

Noun

celeṅ

1. pig
2. boar

Derived terms

• cineleṅ-celeṅ
• paceleṅan

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: celeng
• → Balinese: ᬘᬾᬮᬾᬂ (céléng)

Further reading

• "celeṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.