ꦧꦺꦴꦁ
Javanese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Javanese woṅ, wwaṅ (“human being, man; attendant”). Doublet of ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong).
Noun
editꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)
- ellipsis of ꦧꦺꦴꦁꦱꦸꦥꦶꦠ꧀ (bong supit, “person other than a doctor who performs a circumcision”).
Descendants
edit- → Javanese: bong (“traditional circumcision attendant”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Hokkien 墓 (bōng, “grave, tomb”).
Noun
editꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)
Etymology 3
editVerb
editꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong)
- (child) to lie down
Further reading
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN