balung

See also: bälung and Balung

Balinese

Romanization

balung

1. Romanization of ᬩᬮᬸᬂ

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lung
• IPA^(key): /baˈluŋ/, [baˈluŋ]

Adjective

balúng

1. Alternative spelling of balong (“drunk; intoxicated”).

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lung

Etymology 1

From Malay balung.

• The sense of bone is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦁ (balung).

Noun

balung (first-person possessive balungku, second-person possessive balungmu, third-person possessive balungnya)

1. cockscomb

   Synonym: jengger

2. (dialect, Java) bone

   Synonym: tulang

Derived terms

• berbalung

 

Etymology 2

Noun

balung (first-person possessive balungku, second-person possessive balungmu, third-person possessive balungnya)

1. serpentine ghost

   Synonym: hantu badai

Etymology 3

Noun

balung (first-person possessive balungku, second-person possessive balungmu, third-person possessive balungnya)

1. place for hardening parang.

Further reading

• “balung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese baluṅ.

Noun

balung

1. bone

Romanization

balung

1. Romanization of ꦧꦭꦸꦁ.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /baloŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /balʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -luŋ, -loŋ, -uŋ, -oŋ

Noun

balung (Jawi spelling بالوڠ, plural balung-balung, informal 1st possessive balungku, 2nd possessive balungmu, 3rd possessive balungnya)

1. cockscomb (fleshy red crest of a rooster)

Alternative forms

• balong

Further reading

• “balung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Taroko

Etymology

Compare Atayal bazing.

Noun

balung

1. (Tgdaya, Truku) egg