kerangkeng

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ *rangkeng, from Chinese Hokkien 櫳間／栊间 (lông-keng, “prison, jail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈraŋkɛŋ]
• Hyphenation: kê‧rang‧kèng

Noun

kêrangkèng (plural kerangkeng-kerangkeng)

1. cage, playpen, jail.

   Synonym: kurungan

Further reading

• “kerangkeng” 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.