gadung

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Brunei Malay[edit]

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gadung

  1. green (colour)

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Noun[edit]

gadung

  1. green (colour)

References[edit]

  • Marshall, H. B. (1921 April) “A Vocabulary of Brunei Malay”, in Journal of The Straits Branch of The Royal Asiatic Society[1], volume 83, page 54

Iban[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maguindanao gadung, Maranao gadong, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gadung

  1. green

Adjective[edit]

gadung

  1. green

Maguindanao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maranao gadong, Iban gadung, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.

Adjective[edit]

gadung

  1. green

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *gaduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaduŋ (compare with Old Javanese gaḍuṅ).[1]

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Noun[edit]

gadung (Jawi spelling ݢادوڠ, plural gadung-gadung, informal 1st possessive gadungku, 2nd possessive gadungmu, 3rd possessive gadungnya)

  1. Dioscorea hispida (species of yams)
  2. other types of poisonous yams.

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