ꦮꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): ꦠꦶꦪꦁ (tiyang)
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong)

Alternative forms

• uwong
• wong

Etymology

From Old Javanese wwang. Doublet of ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔŋ/
• Hyphenation: wong
• Rhymes: -wɔŋ, -oŋ

Noun

ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong)

1. man, person, human being
   • 1889, C.F. Winter, Dongèng Wewulang Becik (Volume 1), Landsdrukkerij, p. 7:

     Éliding dongèng mangkéné, rahayu wong kang angèstokaké sarta ngabekti ing Allah, kaya upamané marang bapa.

     To illustrate on such a tale, fortunate be a man who worship and devote to Allah, like for example to father.

2. people, society
   • 1928, Dedongèngan, Balé Pustaka, page 3:

     Ananging kahanan mau ora pati disumurupi utawa diajèni déning wong-wong saka Surakarta, kang padha among seneng mrono saben ing dina Nga'at.

     Although such situation were not quite understood nor respected by the people of Surakarta, who often went there every Sunday.

3. adult
   • 1889, C.F. Winter, Dongèng Wewulang Becik (Volume 2), Landsdrukkerij, p. 8:

     Anuli ana wong liwat, acalathu marang bocah kang padha rebutan tali, mangkono iku patuwasé wong dhemen padu kang pinadu barang rèmèh.

     Then an adult passes by, said towards the children who fights on the rope, this is a deed of people who loves to dispute and scuffle on trivial things.

   • 1928, R.M. Aryasutirta, Paribasan, page 21:

     Ana wong sugih, dolan-dolan menyang désa, ing kono kepethuk karo bocah cilik siji, isih wuda mlaku ijèn.

     There was a rich person, went for a walk on a village, there he met a small boy, naked and walked alone.

4. successful person
5. physical characteristics of a person
6. subordinate, follower
   • 1880, Pepethikan saking Kitab Suci, page 179:

     [...] sang tetindhih nulya nabda aglis / hèh Élia sira wongé Allah / paréntahku marang kowé / trang saka dhawuh prabu / lah mudhuna Élia dèn aglis / —

     [...] the captain thus immediately said / lo Elijah follower of God / my order to you / to clarify on the king's decree / come down at once Elijah / —

Synonyms

• jalma, janma, manungsa

Derived terms

• kawongan
• pawong
• pawongan
• wong agung
• wong akèh
• wong ala
• wong ala meskin
• wong alasan
• wong ambek pati
• wong asing
• wong ayu
• wong baku
• wong becik
• wong belahan
• wong besus
• wong blabag
• wong bumi
• wong cilik
• wong désa
• wong doyan memangan
• wong gedhé
• wong gladhag
• wong Jawa
• wong kundhi
• wong lagi pasang
• wong lanang
• wong linuwih
• wong liya
• wong maton
• wong menang perang
• wong nagara
• wong nduwé
• wong nom
• wong ora nduwé
• wong pinter
• wong sanak
• wong saomah
• wong sasomahan
• wong sukerta
• wong tani
• wong tuna susila
• wong tuwa
• wong urakan
• wong wadon
• wong-wongan

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wong (“human, person”)

References

• "wong" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939