ꦧꦺꦴꦁ

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Javanese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: wong

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Javanese woṅ, wwaṅ (“human being, man; attendant”). Doublet of ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong).

Noun[edit]

ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

  1. ellipsis of ꦧꦺꦴꦁꦱꦸꦥꦶꦠ꧀ (bong supit, “person other than a doctor who performs a circumcision”).
Descendants[edit]
  • → Indonesian: bong (“traditional circumcision attendant”)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Hokkien 墓 (bōng, “grave, tomb”).

Noun[edit]

ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

  1. Chinese graveyard.

Etymology 3[edit]

Onomatopoeic

Verb[edit]

ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

  1. (child) to lie down

Further reading[edit]

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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