holong

Simalungun Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *kələŋ.

Verb

holong

1. to love

References

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 91.

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *kələŋ.

Verb

holong

1. to love

   Holong do rohangku di ho.

   I love you.

Usage notes

Like most Toba Batak verbs describing emotions, it takes the noun roha 'mind; feeling; disposition' as subject which itself is modified by the experiencer of the emotion as a possessor (e.g. rohangku 'my mind' in the usage example).

References

• Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landesdrukkerij, p. 96.