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suling.

suling: an Indonesian flute made of bamboo

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsuliŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsu.lɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. suling: an Indonesian flute made of bamboo

  2. steam whistle

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay suling (“fife, flageolet, pipe”). Cognate of Old Javanese suliṅ, Sundanese suling.

noun/ˈsuliŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsu.lɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. temporary tombstone

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Belitung Malay)

verb/ˈsuliŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsu.lɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to distil

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay suling (“to prepare or distil perfumes”).

adj/ˈsuliŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsu.lɪŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. inverted, upside down

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay suling (“to lower the head and raise the buttocks”), from Minangkabau [Term?].

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