tedong

Balinese

Etymology

Unknown, probably cognate of Indonesian tedung (“cobra”), and Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɗɔɔŋ (“stalk, tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.doŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: te‧dong

Noun

tedong (Balinese script ᬢᭂᬤᭀᬂ)

1. a diacritic sign

Alternative forms

• tedung

Further reading

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

Chungli Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *tuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɯ˧.tuŋ˧/, [tə˧.tuŋ˧]

Noun

tedong

1. stem, trunk of a plant

Derived terms

• kidong

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 51

Makasar

Etymology

Compare to Toraja-Sa'dan tedong (“water buffalo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtedoŋ]

Noun

tedong (Lontara spelling ᨈᨙᨉᨚ)

1. water buffalo (large ungulate)

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Etymology

Compare to Balinese tedong (“a didactic mark”), Banjarese tadung (“snake”), Indonesian tedung (“cobra”), Malay tedung (“cobra”), probably Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɗɔɔŋ (“stalk, tail”).

Noun

tedong

1. snake

Toraja-Sa'dan

Etymology

Compare to Makasar tedong (“water buffalo”).

Noun

tedong

1. water buffalo

References

• Sande, dkk. (1997). Tata Bahasa Toraja (PDF). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. hlm. 88. →ISBN.