lotong

See also: lô-tōng

English

Noun

lotong (plural lotongs)

1. Alternative form of lutung

Anagrams

• Golton, tolong

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ.

Noun

lotong

1. monkey

References

“Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Basay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ.

Noun

lotong

1. monkey

Malay

Alternative forms

• lutung

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lutuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lotoŋ]
• Rhymes: -otoŋ, -toŋ, -oŋ

Noun

lotong (Jawi spelling لوتوڠ, plural lotong-lotong, informal 1st possessive lotongku, 2nd possessive lotongmu, 3rd possessive lotongnya)

1. lutung: any of a group of Old World monkeys making up the genus Trachypithecus
2. surili: a small Old World monkey of the genus Presbytis

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• lotong celak
• lotong cengkung
• lotong hitam
• lotong kelabu
• lotong kikok
• lotong mata putih

Descendants

• Indonesian: lutung
• → English: lutung
• → Tok Pisin: lutong

Adjective

lotong (Jawi spelling لوتوڠ)

1. black (absorbing all light)

   Synonyms: aswad, bolong, hitam, langking

Further reading

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