kelontong
Appearance
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly ultimately onomatopoeic, possibly related to Hokkien 玲瓏鼕/玲珑冬, the rattle callled 玲瓏鼓/玲珑鼓. Compare Tagalog kulintang. See also kelenteng.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kêlóntóng (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “kelontong” 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.