babango

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?]. Probably reduplication of bangau (“crane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ˈba.ŋo/
• Rhymes: -ŋo, -o
• Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧ngo

Noun

babango (plural babango-babango, first-person possessive babangoku, second-person possessive babangomu, third-person possessive babangonya)

1. claw tool for circumcision

Further reading

• “babango” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.