kaleng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kaleng, from Portuguese calaim, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkalɛŋ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lèng

Noun

kaleng (plural)

1. can
2. (dialect) tin (metal, element)

   Synonyms: timah, stanum

3. (dialect) tin-plate

Derived terms

• kaleng-kalengan
• kalengan
• mengalengkan
• pengalengan

Further reading

• “kaleng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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, informal 1st possessive kalengku, 2nd possessive kalengmu, 3rd possessive kalengnya)

1. tin (metal, element)

   Synonyms: timah, stanum

2. tin-plate
3. 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 | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.