Keling

== English == === Alternative forms === Kling === Etymology === From Malay Keling, from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga), a historical region of India. === Noun === Keling (plural Kelings) (now offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory, Malaysia, dated in Singapore) a person of Indian descent ==== Synonyms ==== apu nene (similar slur in Malaysia and Singapore) k-word (euphemism) == Malay == === Etymology === Derived from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga), a historical region of India. === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /kəˈliŋ/ [kəˈliŋ] (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /kəˈleŋ/ [kəˈleŋ] Rhymes: -əleŋ, -leŋ, -eŋ Rhymes: -iŋ === Noun === Keling (Jawi spelling کليڠ) (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). (now offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory) a person of Indian descent. (dialectal, Kedah) a Muslim of Indian descent. ==== Synonyms ==== orang India (more appropriate) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: Keling, keling → English: Keling, Kling → Hokkien: 吉靈 / 吉灵 (Kiat-lêng / Kit-lêng / Kè-lêng) → Semai: Keléng → Teochew: 吉靈 / 吉灵 (gig4 lêng5) === References ===