ꦗꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese joṅ (“umbrella; ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuŋ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒuŋ
• Hyphenation: jong

Noun

ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong)

1. (archaic) umbrella
2. (archaic) cover
3. ship

Derived terms

• ꦔꦼꦗꦺꦴꦁ (ngejong)
• ꦲꦗꦺꦴꦁ (ajong)

 

Descendants

• → Malay: jong
  • > Indonesian: jung (inherited)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “jong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN