Where does “kalong” come from?

kalong (English) comes from Malay kalong, from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ — bat (animal).

kalong (English): A fruit bat, especially the Indian edible fruit...

Definitions

  1. A fruit bat, especially the Indian edible fruit...

Ancestry of “kalong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaykalongA fruit bat or megabat
2Javaneseꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁbat (animal)
Every word from Javanese ꦏꦭꦺꦴꦁ →Every word from Malay kalong →
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