"Keling" meaning in All languages combined

See Keling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Kelings [plural]
Etymology: From Malay Keling, from Sanskrit कलिंग (kaliṃga), a historical region of India. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ms|Keling}} Malay Keling, {{der|en|sa|कलिंग}} Sanskrit कलिंग (kaliṃga) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Keling (plural Kelings)
  1. (now offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory, Malaysia) a person of Indian descent Wikipedia link: en:Keling Tags: Malaysia, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: apu nene (alt: similar slur in Malaysia and Singapore), k-word [euphemistic], Kling
    Sense id: en-Keling-en-noun-yRXMs2Yq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Malaysian English

Noun [Malay]

IPA: /kəleŋ/ [Johor-Selangor], /kəlɪŋ/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: spelling کليڠ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -əleŋ, -leŋ, -eŋ, -iŋ Etymology: Derived from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga), a historical region of India. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|ms|sa|कलिङ्ग|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga), {{der+|ms|sa|कलिङ्ग}} Derived from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga) Head templates: {{head|ms|noun|Jawi spelling|کليڠ}} Keling (Jawi spelling کليڠ)
  1. (literary, dated) Kling, a name applied to all immigrants from the Coromandel coast (but sometimes limited to Muslim immigrants from that coast, the others being called orang Hindu). Tags: dated, literary
    Sense id: en-Keling-ms-noun-SZkxRizr Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 63 27 10
  2. (now offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory) a person of Indian descent. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-Keling-ms-noun-s4wO058p Categories (other): Malay ethnic slurs
  3. (dialectal, Kedah, Penang) a Muslim of Indian descent. Tags: Penang, dialectal
    Sense id: en-Keling-ms-noun-LsSjmnMt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: orang India (english: more appropriate)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Keling meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)

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