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kilang.

mill, the grinding apparatus or the building housing such a grinding apparatus

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kilaŋ/
  1. mill, the grinding apparatus or the building housing such a grinding apparatus

  2. manufacturing plant, factory

  3. refinery: a building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals

Where this word comes from

From Malay kilang. * Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Dutch raffinaderij (“refinery”), possibly as a development of Sense 2.

verb/kilaŋ/
  1. to mill

Where this word comes from

From Malay kilang. * Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Dutch raffinaderij (“refinery”), possibly as a development of Sense 2.

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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.