kalong

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay kalong. === Noun === kalong (plural kalongs) (archaic) A fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus). ==== Alternative forms ==== kalang === References === “kalong”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Amis == === Etymology === From Japanese ガロン (garon), from English gallon. === Noun === kalong gallon == Betawi == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kalɔŋ/ Rhymes: -ɔŋ Hyphenation: ka‧long === Noun === kalong fruit bat; flying fox (espcially of the Pteropus genus) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== →? Indonesian: kalong →? Malay: kalong === Further reading === Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “kalong”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 190 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Betawi kalong, or directly from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). Doublet of keluang. === Noun === kalong (plural kalong-kalong) megabat (animal) ==== Related terms ==== kelelawar === Further reading === “kalong”, 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 == Javanese == === Romanization === kalong romanization of ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Betawi kalong, or directly from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ (kalong, “fruit bat”). Doublet of keluang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ka.loŋ] Rhymes: -loŋ, -oŋ Hyphenation: ka‧long === Noun === kalong (Jawi spelling کالوڠ) (Batavian Malay) A fruit bat or megabat. Synonym: keluang ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === "kalong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901), A Malay-English dictionary‎[1], Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 5 November 2024, page 497