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gelung.

coil (something wound in the form of a helix or spiral)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈluŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ɡəˈluŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. coil (something wound in the form of a helix or spiral)

  2. bun, hair bun (a roll of hair worn at the back of the head)

  3. bend, curve, turn

  4. loop

  5. coiled woman's bun at the back of the head

  6. gyrus (a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain)

  7. crown (head ornament) worn by a dancer

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay gelung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-luŋ (“bend, curve”).

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