liong

See also: Liong

Huave

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish león.

Noun

liong

1. mountain lion (Puma concolor)

References

• Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 103

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 龍／龙 (liông).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: li‧ong

Noun

liong (plural liong-liong)

1. (mythology) Chinese dragon

   Hypernym: naga

Further reading

• “liong” 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.