ꦧꦲꦸꦁ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• baoeng (dated)
• ꦮꦲꦸꦁ (waung, waoeng (dated))

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese bahuṅ (compare Old Javanese ambahuṅ (“to howl (dog)”)), prob. onomatopoeic.

Noun

ꦧꦲꦸꦁ (baung)

1. dog

   Synonyms: asu, cemera, sona

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”).

Noun

ꦧꦲꦸꦁ (baung)

1. bear

   Synonyms: (archaic) ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), (archaic) ꦧꦂꦮꦁ (barwang), ꦧꦿꦸꦮꦁ (bruwang)

References

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