Keriang-keriut
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
noun
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
An onomatopoeic word describing the sound of friction between hard objects, such as bamboo stalks rubbing together in the wind.
Etymology
A pseudo-reduplicated word formed to imitate natural sounds (onomatopoeia).
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication