kalajengking

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kaladjengking (dated)

Etymology

From Malay kala jengking, from Classical Malay kala jengking, from Javanese kalajengking (ꦏꦭꦗꦼꦁꦏꦶꦁ), from Old Javanese kala jĕṅkiṅ. Equivalent to kala (“stinging animal, scorpion”) +‎ jengking (“upside-down, topsy-turvy”). The standard spelling was influenced by Javanese spelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.laˈdʒəŋ.kiŋ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧jeng‧king

Noun

kalajengking (plural kalajengking-kalajengking, first-person possessive kalajengkingku, second-person possessive kalajengkingmu, third-person possessive kalajengkingnya)

1. scorpion.

   Synonyms: kala, ketungging

Further reading

• “kalajengking” 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.