goreng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay goreng, from Classical Malay goreng. Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (goréng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡorɛŋ/
• Hyphenation: go‧reng

Adjective

gorèng

1. fried; deep-fried

Derived terms

• bakmi goreng (“fried meat noodle”)
• mie goreng (“fried noodle”)
• nasi goreng (“fried rice”)

 

Verb

gorèng

1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)
2. (economics) to pump a price of a certain share or cryptocurrency

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggoreng [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggoreng-goreng [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
• gorengan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• penggorengan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• minyak goreng (“cooking oil”)

Further reading

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

Javanese

Other scripts
Carakan	ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ
Roman	gorèng

Etymology

Cognate with Malay goreng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡo.reŋ]
• Hyphenation: go‧reng
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)

Derived terms

• digoreng (“be fried”)
• gorengan (“fried food”)
• ngegoreng (“frying”)
• nggoreng (“frying”)

 

Compounds

• ꦱꦼꦒꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (sêgå gorèng)

 

Descendants

• → Osing: goreng
• → Tengger: goreng

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.reŋ/
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Etymology 1

Cognate with Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (goréng).

Adjective

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

1. fried
2. (colloquial) to make things up on the spot

   Goreng je jawapan tu ― Just made the answer up.

Derived terms

• mi goreng
• nasi goreng (“fried rice”)
• pisang goreng

 

Verb

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

1. to fry

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggoreng [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggorengkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• gorengan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• penggorengan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• penggoreng [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

compound words

• goreng celur (“deep-fry”)
• goreng jeluk (“deep-fry”)
• goreng kilas (“stir-fry”)
• goreng tohor (“pan-fry”)
• minyak goreng (“cooking oil”), frying oil
• minyak masak (“cooking oil”)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

goréng (Jawi spelling ݢوريڠ)

1. (slang) the skill of plucking a guitar string at an upbeat tempo

Further reading

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

Osing

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (gorèng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡo.rəŋ]
• Hyphenation: go‧reng
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)

Tengger

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁ (gorèng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡo.rəŋ]
• Hyphenation: go‧reng
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Verb

gorèng

1. to fry (process to make something dry and crispy or crunchy)