kalajengking
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Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- kaladjengking (dated)
Etymology
[edit]From Malay kala jengking, from Classical Malay kala jengking, from Javanese kalajengking (ꦏꦭꦗꦼꦁꦏꦶꦁ), from Old Javanese kala jĕṅkiṅ. Equivalent to kala (“stinging animal, scorpion”) + jengking (“upside-down, topsy-turvy”). The standard spelling was influenced by Javanese spelling.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kalajengking (plural)
- scorpion.
- Synonyms: kala, ketungging
Further reading
[edit]- “kalajengking” 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.
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