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) scorpion Synonyms: kala, ketungging === Further reading === “kalajengking”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016