ꦧꦺꦴꦁ

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Javanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: wong

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Javanese woṅ, wwaṅ (human being, man; attendant). Doublet of ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong).

Noun

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ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

  1. ellipsis of ꦧꦺꦴꦁꦱꦸꦥꦶꦠ꧀ (bong supit, person other than a doctor who performs a circumcision).
Descendants
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  • Indonesian: bong (traditional circumcision attendant)

Etymology 2

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From Hokkien (bōng, grave, tomb).

Noun

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ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

  1. Chinese graveyard.

Etymology 3

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Onomatopoeic

Verb

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ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

  1. (child) to lie down

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN