tedung

Balinese

Romanization

tedung

1. Romanization of ᬢᭂᬤᬸᬂ
2. Romanization of ᬢᭂᬥᬸᬂ

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tedung (“cobra”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɗɔɔŋ (“stalk, tail”) (compare Old Javanese *taruṅ, Banjarese tadung (“snake”) and Balinese ᬢᭂᬤᬸᬂ (tedung)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈduŋ/, [t̪əˈduŋ]
• Rhymes: -dʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: tê‧dung

Noun

têdung (plural tedung-tedung, first-person possessive tedungku, second-person possessive tedungmu, third-person possessive tedungnya)

1. (zoology) cobra: any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.

   Synonym: kobra

Derived terms

• tedung abu
• tedung selar
• tedung senduk

 

Further reading

• “tedung” 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.