kelenteng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese klenthéng (ꦏ꧀ꦭꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦁ),

  • From Hokkien 觀音亭／观音亭, compound of 觀音 / 观音 (koan-im, “Guanyin”) +‎ 亭 (têng, “pavilion”).
  • Affixed ke- +‎ *lenteng, from Hokkien 禮堂／礼堂 (lé-tn̂g, “assembly hall”, literally “rite hall”), a type of Confucian temple.

Compare Tagalog kulintang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kələnˈtɛŋ]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧lên‧tèng

Noun

kêlêntèng (plural kelenteng-kelenteng)

  1. Chinese temple
  2. bell-like sound

Further reading

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