suling

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/ˈsuːlɪŋ/

noun

An Indonesian flute made of bamboo.

OriginSundanese suling →
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Meanings

suling1

nounsuling (plural sulings)

plural sulings

  1. entertainmentAn 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

suling2

nounsuling (plural sulings)

plural sulings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sulung.

Origin

  1. Sundanesesuling
  2. Englishsuling

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

More words from Sundanese

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suling

coolingrulingschoolingpoolingfoolingdrooling
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Anagrams

lungis
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APA

suling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suling

MLA

“suling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suling.

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