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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Hokkien 亂鐘仔乱钟仔 (loān-cheng-á, “alarm clock”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɔnt͡ʃɛŋ]
  • Hyphenation: lon‧cèng

Noun

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loncèng (first-person possessive loncengku, second-person possessive loncengmu, third-person possessive loncengnya)

  1. bell
    Synonyms: bel, genta
  2. clock
    Synonym: jam dinding

Alternative forms

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  • loceng (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

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