bangbung
Indonesian
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic. The sense of 'rhino beetle' borrowed from Sundanese bangbung.
Noun
editbangbung (first-person possessive bangbungku, second-person possessive bangbungmu, third-person possessive bangbungnya)
- the sounds from a tambour or other similar instruments
- Asiatic rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
References
edit- “bangbung” 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.
Malay
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic. The sense of 'rhino beetle' borrowed from Sundanese bangbung.
Noun
editbangbung (Jawi spelling بڠبوڠ, plural bangbung-bangbung, informal 1st possessive bangbungku, 2nd possessive bangbungmu, 3rd possessive bangbungnya)
- the sounds from a tambour or other similar instruments
- Asiatic rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
References
edit- “bangbung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
editNoun
editbangbung
- Asiatic rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
- bangbung hideung
- black rhino beetle
- bangbung hideung