burung

See also: Burung

Asilulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian burung.

Noun

burung

1. bird

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
• James T. Collins, Asilulu-English Dictionary (2003)

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.

Noun

burung

1. bird

References

• Abdul Djebar Hapip (1977), Kamus Bahasa Banjar [Banjarese Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa – Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Binukid

Noun

burung

1. cat

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ruŋ/

Noun

burung

1. bird (animal)
2. (childish, slang) penis

Usage notes

The usage of this word in the sense of "penis" is largely limited to children.

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.

Noun

burung

1. bird

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boeroeng (1901–1947)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay burung, from Classical Malay بوروڠ (burung), from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈburuŋ/ [ˈbu.rʊŋ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uruŋ
• Syllabification: bu‧rung

Noun

burung (plural burung-burung)

1. bird (animal)
2. (childish, colloquial) penis

Usage notes

The usage of this word in the sense of "penis" is largely limited to children.

Derived terms

Affixations

• burung-burungan

Compounds

• burung air
• burung alau
• burung arboreal
• burung buaya
• burung butbut
• burung cabai
• burung culik
• burung dara laut
• burung dewata
• burung foniks
• burung gagak
• burung hantu
• burung hantu mulut kodok
• burung hiburan
• burung kuak
• burung kuak-kuak
• burung kuar
• burung kuaran
• burung kumkum
• burung laut
• burung layang-layang
• burung lilin
• burung limbuk
• burung madu
• burung maleo
• burung master
• burung mina
• burung murai
• burung panjat
• burung pantai
• burung pemangsa
• burung perenjak
• burung pialing
• burung pintang
• burung punai
• burung selaya
• burung selayak
• burung siak
• burung sikap
• burung sintar
• burung tanah
• burung tebang
• burung termometer
• burung tuhu
• burung unta

Descendants

• → Asilulu: burung

Further reading

• “burung”, 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

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburuŋ/
• Hyphenation: bu‧rung

Etymology 1

Verb

burung (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨑᨘ or 𑻤𑻴𑻭𑻴, semi-transitive ammurung, passive niburung)

1. (transitive) to swarm; to surround in a crowd; to crowd around

   Anjo jeʼneʼ gollaya naburummi kaluara

   Many ants swarm around the syrup.

   Acciniʼna tuberu, naburunna

   As soon as they see a newcomer, they swarm him.

Derived terms

affixations

• ammurung
• aʼburung

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay burung (“bird”).

Noun

burung (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨑᨘ or 𑻤𑻴𑻭𑻴, definite burunga, 3rd person possessive burunna)

1. bird (used primarily in specific compound names)

Derived terms

compounds

• burung gareja
• burung mati

See also

• jangang-jangang

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

Alternative forms

• burong (1924-1972)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈburoŋ/ [ˈbu.roŋ]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -roŋ, -oŋ
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈburuŋ/ [ˈbu.ruŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ruŋ, -uŋ
• Hyphenation: bu‧rung

Noun

burung (Jawi spelling بوروڠ, plural burung-burung)

1. bird (animal)

   Synonym: manuk

2. (childish, colloquial) penis

Usage notes

The usage of this word in the sense of "penis" is largely limited to children.

Derived terms

Affixations

• burung-burungan

Compounds

• burung hantu (“owl”)
• burung hijrah (“migratory bird”)
• burung kakaktua (“cockatoo”)
• burung pemangsa (“bird of prey”)
• burung penyanyi (“songbird”)
• burung perenggek (“perching bird”)
• burung randuk (“wading bird”)
• burung unta (“ostrich”)
• kaji burung (“ornithology”)

Descendants

• → Gorontalo: burungi
• > Indonesian: burung, boeroeng (1901–1947) (inherited)
  • → Asilulu: burung
• → Tagalog: burong

Further reading

• "burung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "burung" at PRPM first version)

Sundanese

Etymology

Uncertain. Unrelated to Malay burung (“bird”), from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ. Attested in a 19th-century Sundanese-English dictionary. Possibly cognate with Cebuano burong (“ignorant, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ruŋ/

Adjective

burung (Sundanese spelling ᮘᮥᮛᮥᮀ)

1. (of a person) crazy, demented, unhinged; mentally unstable (e.g. due to amnesia or mental condition)
2. foolish; good-for-nothing; worthless
3. (of tasks, works, etc.) abandoned; not carried through to completion

Further reading

• Rigg, Jonathan.(1862). A dictionary of the Sunda language of Java, page 73.