ketungging

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ketonggeng (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈtuŋɡiŋ/ [kəˈt̪uŋ.ɡɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋɡiŋ
• Syllabification: ke‧tung‧ging

Noun

kêtungging

1. whip scorpion (any arachnids in the order Thelyphonida, which resemble scorpions and have a whip-like tail)
2. (dialectal, uncommon) scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)

   Synonym: (more common) kalajengking

Further reading

• “ketungging” 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.

Malay

Noun

ketungging (Jawi spelling کتوڠݢيڠ, plural ketungging-ketungging, informal 1st possessive ketunggingku, 2nd possessive ketunggingmu, 3rd possessive ketunggingnya)

1. whip scorpion

Further reading

• “ketungging” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.