barong

English

Noun

barong (plural barongs)

1. A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.

Related terms

• barong-barong
• barong Tagalog

Anagrams

• Bagnor, Bangor, Bognar, Brogan, brag on, brogan

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of baung (“pig-shaped spirit”) and bruang (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baroŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

barong (Balinese script ᬩᬭᭀᬂ)

1. beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal
   1. sound of the orchestra
   2. the dance

Descendants

• →? Betawi: barong
• → Indonesian: barong

Further reading

• “barong”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Betawi

barong (sense 1)

Etymology

From Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (barong) or Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), both from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of biruang (“beast, bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barɔŋ/, [baˈrɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ
• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

barong

2. beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, typically represented by the figure of a giant beast-like puppet

   Synonym: ondèl-ondèl

4. any performance involving such figures

   Synonym: barongan

Derived terms

• barongan
• ngarak barong

Related terms

• barongsay

Further reading

• Batten, C. J. (1868), “Barong”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 39
• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “barong”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 30

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

barong

1. a barong; a bladed weapon
2. the comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)

Anagrams

• barat

Hiligaynon

Noun

baróng

1. shirt

Indonesian

Barong (1)

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”) via Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (“barong”), Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), and Sasak barong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of beruang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaroŋ/ [ˈba.rɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -aroŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

Noun

barong (plural barong-barong)

1. the barong: the beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal carried by two men, with a lion's mask
2. (dance) the dance of the barong

   Synonym: barongan

3. (clothing, Java) certain batik design, with the head of a lion motif
4. (nautical, Java) teak wood beams on the upper layer of the right and left edges of the boat

   Synonym: bibir perahu

5. (clothing, Sasak) woven fabric motif in the form of mist and purple base color

Derived terms

• barongan
• pembarong

• barong caruk
• barong cokot
• barong kepruk
• barong prejeng
• barong tagalog

Related terms

• barongsai

Further reading

• “barong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

barong

1. romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ

Mansaka

Noun

barong

1. barong (a kind of bolo)

Maranao

Noun

barong

1. barong

Verb

barong

1. to carry (on shoulder, especially a person)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of barong-tagalog.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baˈɾoŋ/ [bɐˈɾoŋ]
    • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾoŋ/ [ˈbaː.ɾoŋ] (now uncommon)
    • Rhymes: -aɾoŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

Noun

baróng or barong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

1. barong Tagalog (a Philippine embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men)

   Synonyms: barong-tagalog, barong-pilipino

Derived terms

• barong-intsik
• barong-pilipino
• polo-barong

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾoŋ/ [ˈbaː.ɾoŋ]
• Rhymes: -aɾoŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

Noun

barong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

1. barong (cutting weapon used by Moros in the Philippines)