beliung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay beliung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈliuŋ/ [bəˈli.ʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: be‧li‧ung

Noun

beliung (plural beliung-beliung)

1. adze

Further reading

• “beliung”, 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

Malay

Beliung dari Habsiyah (Ethiopia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈljuŋ/ [bəˈljuŋ]
• Hyphenation: be‧liung

Noun

beliung (Jawi spelling بليوڠ, plural beliung-beliung or beliung²)

1. adze

Derived terms

• puting beliung (“tornado”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: beliung (inherited)

Further reading

• “beliung”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017