From Malay loteng, ultimately from Hokkien 樓頂／楼顶 (lâu-téng).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlotɛŋ/ [ˈlo.t̪ɛŋ]
• Rhymes: -otɛŋ
• Syllabification: lo‧teng

lotèng (plural loteng-loteng)

1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)

• “loteng”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Hokkien 樓頂／楼顶 (lâu-téng).

• IPA^(key): /ˈloteŋ/ [ˈlo.t̪eŋ]

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• Rhymes: -oteŋ, -teŋ, -eŋ
• Hyphenation: lo‧teng

loteng (Jawi spelling لوتيڠ, plural loteng-loteng or loteng²)

1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)

• > Indonesian: loteng (inherited)
• → Kimaragang: louting
• → Sabah Bisaya: loteng
• → Timugon Murut: lauting

• "loteng" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

From Malay loteng, from Hokkien 樓頂／楼顶 (lâu-téng).

loteng

1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)

Possibly a blend of English lotto +‎ huweteng.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈloteŋ/ [ˈloː.t̪ɛŋ]
• Rhymes: -oteŋ
• Syllabification: lo‧teng

loteng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (gambling)

1. a type of game of chance similar to jueteng but the winning numbers are drawn once a day from results of lotto draws

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