betung

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bətuŋ. Compare Bikol Central butong and Puyuma betung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bətuŋ/
• Rhymes: -ətuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bəˈtʊŋ, -toŋ, -to̞ŋ]

Noun

betung (Jawi spelling بتوڠ, plural betung-betung, informal 1st possessive betungku, 2nd possessive betungmu, 3rd possessive betungnya)

1. a large type of bamboo, Dendrocalamus asper

   Hypernym: buluh

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembetung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembetungan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• membetung [agent focus] (meN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• buluh betung
• rumput betung
• tebu betung

Descendants

• Indonesian: betung

Further reading

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