barung

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese warung (ꦮꦫꦸꦁ, “small shop, food stall”), from Old Javanese warung, waruṅ (“temporary lodging-place”). Doublet of warung.

Noun

barung (Jawi spelling باروڠ, plural barung-barung, informal 1st possessive barungku, 2nd possessive barungmu, 3rd possessive barungnya)

1. (obsolete) booth, stall, shanty, a temporary makeshift residence for traders

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بارڠ baroeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 42
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بارڠ barong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 79
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “barong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 87

Further reading

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