gadung

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• gadong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.duŋ/

Adjective

gadung

1. green (colour)

Synonyms

• ijau

Noun

gadung

1. green (colour)

References

• Marshall, H. B. (1921 April) “A Vocabulary of Brunei Malay”, in Journal of The Straits Branch of The Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], volume 83, page 54

Iban

Etymology

From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maguindanao gadung, Maranao gadong, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.duəŋ/

Noun

gadung

1. green

Adjective

gadung

1. green

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maranao gadong, Iban gadung, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.

Adjective

gadung

1. green

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *gaduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaduŋ (compare with Old Javanese gaḍuṅ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡadʊŋ/

Noun

gadung (Jawi spelling ݢادوڠ, plural gadung-gadung, informal 1st possessive gadungku, 2nd possessive gadungmu, 3rd possessive gadungnya)

1. Dioscorea hispida (species of yams)
2. other types of poisonous yams.

Further reading

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