baung
Balinese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of barong (“beneficent force of nature”) and bruang (“bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bauŋ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ung
Noun
baung (Balinese script ᬩᬳᬸᬂ)
- pig-shaped spirit
Further reading
- “baung” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
Javanese
Romanization
baung
- romanization of ꦧꦲꦸꦁ
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbauŋ/ [ˈba.uŋ]
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈbaoŋ/ [ˈba.oŋ]
- Hyphenation: ba‧ung
Etymology 1
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Noun
baung (Jawi spelling باءوڠ, plural baung-baung)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- baung akar (“Mystus singaringan”)
- baung baru (“variant of Mystus”)
- baung duri (“variant of Mystus”)
- baung gantang (“variant of Mystus”)
- baung kunyit (“variant of Mystus”)
- baung pisang (“Mystus nigriceps”)
- baung puntong (“variant of Mystus”)
- baung rusa (“variant of Mystus”)
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possible cognate with Javanese ꦮꦁ (wang, “jaw”) and Musi wang (“jawline”).[2]
Noun
baung (Jawi spelling باءوڠ, plural baung-baung)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- tandok baung
References
- ^ “baung”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
- ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1932), “baung”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis
Further reading
- “baung”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Anagrams
West Coast Bajau
Noun
baung