lengkung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lengkung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkuŋ/ [ləŋˈkuŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: leng‧kung

Noun

lêngkung (plural lengkung-lengkung)

1. bend; curve
2. arc; arch

Derived terms

• dilengkungkan
• kelengkungan
• lengkungan
• melengkung
• melengkungi
• melengkungkan
• pelengkung
• pelengkungan
• terlengkung

• lengkung buka
• lengkung insang
• lengkung lembah
• lengkung prosenium
• lengkung segi banyak
• lengkung susutan
• lengkung tutup

Further reading

• “lengkung” 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

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkoŋ/ [ləŋˈkoŋ]

• (Penang, Baku) IPA^(key): /ləŋˈkuŋ/ [ləŋˈkuŋ]

Noun

lengkung (plural lengkung-lengkung, informal 1st possessive lengkungku, 2nd possessive lengkungmu, 3rd possessive lengkungnya)

1. arc
2. curve

Descendants

• Indonesian: lengkung

See also

• lengkok (“arc, kink”)
• lingkung (“surround”)

Further reading

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