patung

See also: Pa-tung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• patoeng (1901–1947)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpatuŋ/ [ˈpa.t̪ʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -atuŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧tung

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay patung.

Noun

patung (plural patung-patung)

1. statue
2. idol

   Synonym: arca

3. (dialectal or obsolete) doll

   Synonyms: anak-anakan, boneka, golek

Derived terms

• mematung
• mematungkan
• pematung

• patung bojog
• patung peraga

Etymology 2

Noun

patung (plural patung-patung)

1. (rare) dragonfly

Synonyms

• capung
• papatong
• pepatung (Malay)
• sibar
• sibur-sibur
• sipatung

Etymology 3

Noun

(Pristolepis fasciata)

patung (plural patung-patung)

1. Malayan leaffish (Pristolepis fasciata)

Synonyms

• empatung
• ketoprak
• sepatung

Further reading

• “patung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patuŋ/
• Rhymes: -atuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈpät̪ʊŋ, -t̪oŋ, -t̪o̞ŋ]

Noun

patung (Jawi spelling ڤاتوڠ, plural patung-patung)

1. statue
2. doll
3. (religion) an idol, something used to worship gods

   Synonym: (archaic, dated, uncommon) arca

Descendants

• > Indonesian: patung (inherited)
• > Peranakan Indonesian: patoeng (inherited)

Further reading

• “patung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /patuŋ/ [paˈt̪uŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧tung

Noun

patung (Sulat Sūg spelling فَتُڠْ)

1. bamboo