pengguling

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

peng- +‎ guling, literally “roller”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəŋɡuleŋ/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pəŋɡulɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -uleŋ, -leŋ, -eŋ
  • Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

pengguling (Jawi spelling ڤڠݢوليڠ, plural pengguling-pengguling)

  1. (colloquial) the scaly anteater; Manis javanica.

Descendants

  • → English: pangolin
    • → Catalan: pangolí
    • → Irish: pangailin
    • → Italian: pangolino
    • → Welsh: pangolin
  • → French: pangolin

Further reading

  • “pengguling” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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