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suling

/ˈsuːlɪŋ/

suling noun: an Indonesian flute made of bamboo. Also the alternative form of sulung.

Noun

suling (plural sulings)

  1. An Indonesian flute made of bamboo.
    • She attributes the initial idea to her husband, who suggested combining the kecapi with suling in 1960, shortly after their move to the kabupaten Sidenreng-Rappang (Sidrap), where he had been assigned as district head (Ind. bupati).2002, R. Anderson Sutton, Calling Back the Spirit: Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 55

Also used as

suling is also the alternative form of sulung.

Forms of suling

pluralsulings

Origin of suling

Borrowed from Sundanese suling. Compare with Acehnese suléng and Malay seruling.

Words that rhyme with suling

Questions about suling

What does suling mean?
Suling means an Indonesian flute made of bamboo.
What part of speech is suling?
Suling is a noun.
How do you pronounce suling?
Suling is pronounced /ˈsuːlɪŋ/.
What is the plural of suling?
The plural of suling is sulings.

Words near suling in the dictionary

  1. Sulimans
  2. Sulimov dog
  3. Sulimov dogs
  4. sulindac
  5. sulindac sulfone
  6. suling
  7. sulings
  8. Suliot
  9. Suliote
  10. Suliotes
  11. Suliots

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