seruling

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of suling +‎ -er-, inherited from Malay seruling.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈruliŋ/ [səˈru.lɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -uliŋ
• Syllabification: se‧ru‧ling

Noun

seruling (plural seruling-seruling)

1. (music) flute

Further reading

• “seruling”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Combination of suling +‎ -er-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səruliŋ/
• Rhymes: -əruliŋ, -ruliŋ, -uliŋ, -liŋ, -iŋ
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [səɣulɪŋ, -eŋ, -e̞ŋ]

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Noun

seruling (Jawi spelling سروليڠ, plural seruling-seruling or seruling²)

1. (music) flute

Descendants

• Indonesian: seruling
• Central Dusun: suling
• Tausug: suling

Further reading

• "seruling" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017