junjung

English

Etymology

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Noun

junjung (plural junjungs)

1. A royal war drum used by the Serer people.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djoendjoeng (pre-1947)
• djundjung (1947-1972)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒund͡ʒuŋ/ [ˈd͡ʒun.d͡ʒʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -und͡ʒuŋ
• Syllabification: jun‧jung

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay junjung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuŋzuŋ.

Verb

junjung (active menjunjung, passive dijunjung)

1. (transitive) to carry on the head; to uphold
2. (transitive, figurative) to honour (to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of)

Derived terms

• junjungan
• junjungkan
• penjunjung

 

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?].(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

junjung

1. stick (pole, etc.) on which plants grow or twine

   Synonym: junjungan

Derived terms

• junjungan

 

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zuŋzuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuŋzuŋ (“carry on the head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuɲd͡ʒuŋ/
• Rhymes: -uɲd͡ʒuŋ

Verb

junjung (Jawi spelling جونجوڠ)

1. (transitive) to carry something on the head, to support, to elevate, to lift
2. (transitive) to obey
3. (transitive) to value highly

Derived terms

• junjungan

Descendants

• Indonesian: junjung

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zuŋzuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

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