barong
English edit
Noun edit
barong (plural barongs)
- A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.
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Balinese edit
Romanization edit
barong
- Romanization of ᬩᬭᭀᬂ
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
Noun edit
barong
- a barong; a bladed weapon
- the comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)
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Hiligaynon edit
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baróng
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (“barong”) and Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of beruang.
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Noun edit
barong (first-person possessive barongku, second-person possessive barongmu, third-person possessive barongnya)
- the barong: the beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal carried by two men, with a lion's mask
- (dance) the dance of the barong.
- (clothing) certain batik design, with the head of a lion motif.
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Further reading edit
- “barong” 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 edit
Romanization edit
barong
- Romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ
Mansaka edit
Noun edit
barong
- barong (a kind of bolo)
Maranao edit
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barong
Verb edit
barong
- to carry (on shoulder, especially a person)
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
baróng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)
- barong Tagalog (a Philippine embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men)
- Synonyms: barong-tagalog, barong-pilipino
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Etymology 2 edit
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Noun edit
barong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)
- barong (cutting weapon used by Moros in the Philippines)