ꦩꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔŋ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese moṅ (“tiger”), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.

Noun

ꦩꦺꦴꦁ (mong)

1. (literary) tiger

Etymology 2

Affixed N- +‎ ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong, “person”), inherited from Old Javanese moṅ, mwaṅ (“to take care, to foster, to kindle; guard, look after, tend”).

Verb

ꦩꦺꦴꦁ (mong)

1. to take care

Derived terms

• ꦔꦼꦩꦺꦴꦔꦏꦺ (ngemongaké)
• ꦩꦺꦴꦁꦏꦶꦤꦼꦩꦺꦴꦁ (mongkinemong)
• ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ (among)

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ꦩꦺꦴꦁ (mong)

1. (dialect) unwilling

Further reading

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