lingkar

Inherited from Malay lingkar. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪŋkar]
• Hyphenation: ling‧kar

lingkar (plural lingkar-lingkar)

1. band, coil, roll

   Synonym: gelung

2. rim (of wheel)

   Synonym: bingkai

3. hoop (of barrel)

   Synonym: simpai

4. circumference (of circle)

   Synonym: keliling

• “lingkar”, 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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈliŋkar/ [ˈliŋ.kar]
• Rhymes: -kar, -ar
• Hyphenation: ling‧kar

lingkar (Jawi spelling ليڠکر, plural lingkar-lingkar or lingkar²)

1. coil; circle; ring (something that is curled or rolled up, like a rope or a snake).

   Synonyms: gelung, lengkungan

   Ular itu tidur dalam satu lingkar.

   The snake slept in a coil.

lingkar (Jawi spelling ليڠکر, singular selingkar)

1. classifier for coiled objects (such as ropes, wires, or mosquito coils).

   Tolong pasang dua lingkar ubat nyamuk.

   Please light two coils of mosquito repellent.

   Dia membeli tiga lingkar dawai.

   He bought three coils of wire.

• As a verb meaning "to coil" or "to encircle", the root word is rarely used alone in standard formal Malay. The affixed forms berlingkar (to be coiled up) and melingkari (to encircle/surround) are used instead.

• > Indonesian: lingkar (inherited)

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