saung

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese စောင်းကောက် (caung:kauk).

Noun

saung (plural saungs)

1. (music) An arched harp used in Burmese traditional music.

Synonyms

• saung-gauk, Burmese harp

Translations

a traditional Burmese harp

• Burmese: စောင်းကောက် (my) (caung:kauk), စောင်း (my) (caung:)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 總稿機 / 总稿机 (zǒnggǎojī), 桑高 (sānggāo)

• Mon: စံၚ် (mnw)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

• Agnus, Gansu, sunga, guans, Ganus, Aungs, Sangu, ungas, Angus, gusan, sugan, Śuṅga, Sunga, angus, Sagun, Guans, gunas

Balinese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ (“sheath, sheath-like container; to sheathe a weapon”). Doublet of sarung (“sarong, sheath”).

Noun

saung (Balinese script ᬲᬳᬸᬂ)

1. sarong (garment made of batik or ikat cloth wrapped about the waist)
2. sheath (sheath for traditional Balinese weapon (usually kris, etc.))

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabuŋ (“pit two opponents against each other; cockfight”). Doublet of ᬲᬯᬸᬂ (sawung).

Noun

saung (Balinese script ᬲᬳᬸᬂ)

1. cockfight

   Alternative form: sawung

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Noun

saung (plural saung-saung)

1. cave, hole
2. hut, cabin

Limos Kalinga

Noun

saúng

1. tusk

Sundanese

Noun

saung

1. shelter