acung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃʊŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧cung

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦕꦸꦁ (acung, “raising the hand”).

Root

acung

1. raising one's hand

Derived terms

• acungan
• mengacung
• mengacung-acungkan
• mengacungi
• mengacungkan

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Root

acung

1. to kick

Derived terms

• mengacung

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

acung (first-person possessive acungku, second-person possessive acungmu, third-person possessive acungnya)

1. (botany) Amorphophallus variabilis.

   Synonyms: badur, iles-iles

Etymology 4

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese cuṅ (“a kind of aubergine”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₁rɗuŋ; *d₁rɗuəŋ (“egg-plant, bottle-gourd”).

Noun

acung (first-person possessive acungku, second-person possessive acungmu, third-person possessive acungnya)

1. amaranth: the characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.

   acung:  

   Synonym: ungu lembayung (Standard Malay)

2. grayish magenta

   acung:  

   Synonym: lembayung kelabu (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “acung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia

Javanese

Romanization

acung

1. Romanization of ꦲꦕꦸꦁ