Gulung

Gulung is a word in Indonesian and Malay that denotes the action of rolling or curling. It functions as a verb and forms related verbs such as menggulung, meaning to roll up or wind something. In practical usage, menggulung is used for actions like menghulung? Not, but common examples include menggulung kabel (to coil a cable) or menggulung mat. The term also appears in everyday expressions that describe the act of gathering or wrapping something into a rounded form.

As a noun, gulung can refer to a physical roll or coil of material, such as a gulung kertas (a roll of paper) or gulung kain (a roll of fabric). In this sense the word points to a cylindrical or wrapped form rather than the action itself. The related noun gulungan is more commonly used for a roll or winding in many contexts, but gulung remains recognizable in fixed phrases and compound terms.

Culinary usage in Indonesian language also reflects the rolled sense of the word. Dadar gulung is a well-known snack described as a rolled pancake filled with coconut and palm sugar. The recipe emphasizes the rolling technique and the resulting cylindrical shape, illustrating how gulung functions in food names to convey form.

Etymology and distribution: gulung derives from the Malay-Indonesian languages and shares cognates across the region. It appears in everyday speech, instruction, and culinary terms, often signaling a physical form produced by rolling or wrapping. The word is part of a broader family related to wrapping, coiling, and shaping objects into a cylindrical or curled state.