Old Javanese

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Etymology 1

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Unknown, probably Proto-Mon-Khmer *gluŋ (much, many) or *ɟoŋ (long, high).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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göṅ

  1. bigness
  2. largeness
  3. strength

Adjective

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göṅ

  1. Alternative spelling of agöṅ

Adverb

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göṅ

  1. very

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦒꦼꦁ (geng), ꦒꦸꦁ (gung) (inherited)

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic

Particle

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göṅ

  1. hollow sound

Further reading

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  • "agöṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.