barongsai

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Compound of barong +‎ Hokkien 獅／狮 (sai, “lion”), a partial calque of Hokkien 弄獅／弄狮 (lāng-sai, “lion dance”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ba.roŋ.sai̯/
Hyphenation: ba‧rong‧sai
Rhymes: -oŋsai̯, -sai̯, -ai̯

Noun edit

barongsai (plural barongsai-barongsai, first-person possessive barongsaiku, second-person possessive barongsaimu, third-person possessive barongsainya)

lion dance (traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume)

Alternative forms edit

baronsai

Further reading edit

“barongsai” 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.