celeṅ

See also: celen

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *liik, *lik (“pig”) (compare to Old Mon cliṅ (“pig”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛlɛŋ/

Noun

celeṅ

  1. pig,
  2. boar

Derived terms
  • cineleṅ-celeṅ
  • paceleṅan

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng)
    • → Indonesian: celeng
  • → Balinese: ᬘᬾᬮᬾᬂ (céléng)

Further reading
  • "celeṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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