gembong
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (gémbong, “leader”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛmboŋ/ [ˈɡɛm.boŋ]
- Rhymes: -ɛmboŋ
- Syllabification: gem‧bong
Noun
[edit]gembong (plural gembong-gembong)
- cock of the walk, champion
- kingpin, leader, leading or top figure, boss, big wheel
- mastermind
- Synonyms: biang keladi, otak, tokoh
- tiger with striped fur
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəmˈboŋ/ [ɡəmˈboŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Syllabification: gem‧bong
Noun
[edit]gembong (plural gembong-gembong)
- piles of wood burned to create flames, used by the king's widows to burn themselves and show their loyalty
Further reading
[edit]- “gembong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Javanese
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɛmboŋ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɛmboŋ/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Balinese
- Indonesian terms derived from Balinese
- Rhymes:Indonesian/oŋ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/oŋ/2 syllables