lereng

Inherited from Malay lereng (“slope”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦭꦺꦫꦺꦁ (léréng) for the sense of diagonal stripe pattern.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.rɛŋ/
• Rhymes: -rɛŋ, -ɛŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: le‧reng

lereng (plural lereng-lereng, first-person possessive lerengku, second-person possessive lerengmu, third-person possessive lerengnya)

1. slope
2. diagonal stripe pattern of fabric

• “lereng” 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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• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /lereŋ/

lereng (Jawi spelling ليريڠ‎, plural lereng-lereng, informal 1st possessive lerengku, 2nd possessive lerengmu, 3rd possessive lerengnya)

1. slope
2. lip or rim of plate
3. wheel, roller

   Synonyms: liring, roda

• kereta lereng

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ليرڠ lereng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 626
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “lereng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 52