"kalong" meaning in Malay

See kalong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ka.loŋ] Forms: کالوڠ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -loŋ, -oŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Betawi kalong, or directly from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). Doublet of keluang. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|bew|kalong}} Borrowed from Betawi kalong, {{bor|ms|jv|ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ||fruit bat}} Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”), {{doublet|ms|keluang}} Doublet of keluang Head templates: {{head|ms|noun|Jawi spelling|کالوڠ}} kalong (Jawi spelling کالوڠ)
  1. (Batavian Malay) A fruit bat or megabat. Synonyms: keluang Related terms: kelawar
    Sense id: en-kalong-ms-noun-ySxz5Lfm Categories (other): Batavian Malay, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "bew",
        "3": "kalong"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Betawi kalong",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "jv",
        "3": "ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fruit bat"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "keluang"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of keluang",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Betawi kalong, or directly from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). Doublet of keluang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کالوڠ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "Jawi spelling",
        "4": "کالوڠ"
      },
      "expansion": "kalong (Jawi spelling کالوڠ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧long"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Batavian Malay",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fruit bat or megabat."
      ],
      "id": "en-kalong-ms-noun-ySxz5Lfm",
      "links": [
        [
          "fruit bat",
          "fruit bat"
        ],
        [
          "megabat",
          "megabat"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Batavian Malay",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Batavian Malay) A fruit bat or megabat."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "kelawar"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "keluang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.loŋ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-loŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kalong"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "bew",
        "3": "kalong"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Betawi kalong",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "jv",
        "3": "ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fruit bat"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "keluang"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of keluang",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Betawi kalong, or directly from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). Doublet of keluang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "کالوڠ",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "Jawi spelling",
        "4": "کالوڠ"
      },
      "expansion": "kalong (Jawi spelling کالوڠ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧long"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kelawar"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Batavian Malay",
        "Malay doublets",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Betawi",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Javanese",
        "Malay terms derived from Betawi",
        "Malay terms derived from Javanese",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/loŋ",
        "Rhymes:Malay/oŋ",
        "Rhymes:Malay/oŋ/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fruit bat or megabat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fruit bat",
          "fruit bat"
        ],
        [
          "megabat",
          "megabat"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Batavian Malay",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Batavian Malay) A fruit bat or megabat."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "keluang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.loŋ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-loŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kalong"
}

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