kelingking

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kelingking. Cognate of Tagalog kalingkingan. From Min Nan [Term?]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəˈlɪŋkɪŋ]
Hyphenation: kê‧ling‧king

Noun

kêlingking (first-person possessive kelingkingku, second-person possessive kelingkingmu, third-person possessive kelingkingnya)

little finger
Synonym: jentik

Further reading

“kelingking” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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