OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

keng[ˈkɛŋ]

•  n. cloth; rectangular piece of material that is not sown into a garment.kain; selimut; sarong; barang yg ditenun dr benang kapas.

keng ikared cloth, kain merah

Neta keng se.I'm going to wear a cloth around the waist., Saya memakai sarong.

Etymology: Likely borrowing of Malay |fn{kain} 'cloth'.