bakung

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bakuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bakuŋ (“Crinum asiaticum”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bakoŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bakʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -akoŋ, -koŋ, -oŋ

Noun

bakung (Jawi spelling باکوڠ)

1. (botany) spider lily (Crinum asiaticum)

   Synonym: pandan suasa

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• bakung rimba
• sulur bakung

Descendants

• Indonesian: bakung

Further reading

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