kerangkeng

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ *rangkeng, from Chinese Hokkien 櫳間／栊间 (lông-keng, “prison, jail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəˈraŋkɛŋ]
Hyphenation: kê‧rang‧kèng

Noun

kêrangkèng (first-person possessive kerangkengku, second-person possessive kerangkengmu, third-person possessive kerangkengnya)

cage, playpen, jail.
Synonym: kurungan

Further reading

“kerangkeng” 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.

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