guling

See also: Appendix:Variations of "guling"

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay guling, from (western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guliŋ, root form *-liŋ (“turn, revolve, turn around”), Possible cognate with Eastern Cham galuṇg.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡuliŋ/ [ˈɡu.lɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uliŋ
  • Syllabification: gu‧ling

Noun

guling (plural guling-guling)

  1. roll
    1. (physics) the act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled, the movement of an object on a surface in translation and rotation at the same time.
      Synonym: gemuling
    2. something formed into a compact shape by being rolled up
      Synonym: gulungan
  2. bolster
    Synonym: bantal guling
  3. (cooking) dishes that are completely grilled
    Synonym: panggang guling
  4. (cooking) roast, spit-roasted foods

Verb

guling

  1. to roll (to have a rolling aspect)
    Synonym: gelinding

Derived terms

  • guling lenting

Further reading

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guliŋ (“rudder, helm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuliŋ/, [ˈɡu.lĩŋ]
  • Syllabification: gu‧ling

Noun

guling (Lontara spelling ᨁᨘᨒᨗ or 𑻡𑻴𑻮𑻳, definite gulinga, 3rd person possessive gulinna)

  1. (nautical) rudder, helm
    Anjo pinggawata gulinji mingka guling papaji.
    Our boss is indeed a rudder (i.e. supposed to give leadership), but he is only a rudder of bamboo slats (i.e. weak and spineless).
  2. (zootomy) the two hindmost swimming legs (paddles) of a crab

Derived terms

compounds

References

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 239

Malay

Etymology

    From (western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guliŋ, root form *-liŋ (turn, revolve, turn around), Possible cognate with Eastern Cham galuṇg.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    guling (Jawi spelling ݢوليڠ)

    1. to roll
    2. to overthrow (of governments etc)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Indonesian: guling

    References

    Swedish

    Etymology

    gul (“yellow”) +‎ -ing

    Noun

    guling c

    1. (vulgar, offensive, ethnic slur) a gook, a slope (person from East or Southeast Asia)
    2. (dated, derogatory) a strikebreaker, a scab
      Synonyms: svartfot, strejkbrytare

    Declension

    See also

    References

    Tausug

    Pronunciation

    • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ɡuliŋ/ [ɡʊˈliŋ]
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
    • Syllabification: gu‧ling

    Verb

    guling

    1. to sauté

    Uzbek

    Noun

    guling

    1. second-person singular possessive nominative singular of gul

    Woiwurrung

    Noun

    guling

    1. orchid[1]

    References