kaleng

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay kaleng, from Portuguese calaim, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkalɛŋ] Hyphenation: ka‧lèng === Noun === kaleng (plural kaleng-kaleng) can (dialect) tin (metal, element) Synonyms: timah, stanum (dialect) tin-plate ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kaleng”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === From Portuguese calaim via Dutch, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”); possibly also from association with and ellipsis of batu kalang (“layer of unmineable solid rock”). === Noun === kaleng (Jawi spelling کاليڠ, plural kaleng-kaleng or kaleng2) tin (metal, element) Synonyms: timah, stanum tin-plate can Synonyms: kupi, tin ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: kaleng → Min Nan: 含鑏／含𬬾 (kâⁿ-) === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “کالڠ kalang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek‎[1], John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 75 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “کالڠ kaling”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎[2], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 497 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kaleng”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎[3], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 499 === Further reading === "kaleng" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017