ꦧꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

1. ellipsis of ꦧꦺꦴꦁꦱꦸꦥꦶꦠ꧀ (bong supit, “person other than a doctor who performs a circumcision”).

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bong (“traditional circumcision attendant”)

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 墓 (bōng, “grave, tomb”).

Noun

ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

1. Chinese graveyard.

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic

Verb

ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)

1. (child) to lie down

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “bong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN