balung

See also: bälung and Balung

Balinese

Romanization

balung

1. Romanization of ᬩᬮᬸᬂ

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lung
• IPA^(key): /baˈluŋ/ [baˈluŋ]

Adjective

balúng

1. Alternative spelling of balong (“drunk; intoxicated”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lung

Etymology 1

From Malay balung.

• The sense of bone is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦁ (balung).

Noun

balung (first-person possessive balungku, second-person possessive balungmu, third-person possessive balungnya)

1. cockscomb

   Synonym: jengger

2. (dialect, Java) bone

   Synonym: tulang

Derived terms

• berbalung

 

Etymology 2

Noun

balung (first-person possessive balungku, second-person possessive balungmu, third-person possessive balungnya)

1. serpentine ghost

   Synonym: hantu badai

Etymology 3

Noun

balung (first-person possessive balungku, second-person possessive balungmu, third-person possessive balungnya)

1. place for hardening parang.

Further reading

• “balung” 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.

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese baluṅ.

Noun

balung

1. bone

Romanization

balung

1. Romanization of ꦧꦭꦸꦁ.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /baloŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /balʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -luŋ, -loŋ, -uŋ, -oŋ

Noun

balung (Jawi spelling بالوڠ, plural balung-balung, informal 1st possessive balungku, 2nd possessive balungmu, 3rd possessive balungnya)

1. cockscomb (fleshy red crest of a rooster)

Alternative forms

• balong

Further reading

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

Taroko

Etymology

Compare Atayal bazing.

Noun

balung

1. (Tgdaya, Truku) egg