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kelontong.

grocery

9 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈlontoŋ/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈlon̪.t̪ɔŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. grocery

  2. hawker

  3. peddler

  4. hawker's rattle

Where this word comes from

Possibly ultimately onomatopoeic, possibly related to Hokkien 玲瓏鼕／玲珑冬, the rattle called 玲瓏鼓／玲珑鼓. Compare Tagalog kulintang. See also kelenteng.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.