layung
Appearance
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Old Javanese layuṅ (“dusk's light”). Cognate with Sundanese layung.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]layung
- the reddish yellow glow of the sky as the sun sets; afterglow
- 1961, Goenawan Mohamad, Setajam Layung Senja:
- Setajam layung senja: Lorong-lorong ini pun juga
- As sharp as the evening's afterglow: These alleys too
References
[edit]- “layung” 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.
Sakizaya
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Japanese ライオン (raion, “lion”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]layung
Sundanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Old Javanese layuṅ (“dusk's light”). Cognate with Indonesian layung.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]layung
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Indonesian terms derived from Old Javanese
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian terms with quotations
- Sakizaya terms borrowed from Japanese
- Sakizaya terms derived from Japanese
- Sakizaya terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sakizaya lemmas
- Sakizaya nouns
- Sundanese terms derived from Old Javanese
- Sundanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sundanese lemmas
- Sundanese nouns