kolong

English

Noun

kolong (plural kolongs)

1. Alternative form of coolung

Amis

Noun

kolong

1. water buffalo

References

“Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: ko‧long
• Rhymes: -lɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ

Etymology 1

From Malay kolong.

Noun

kolong (first-person possessive kolongku, second-person possessive kolongmu, third-person possessive kolongnya)

1. underneath space
2. hollow

   Synonym: korok

Derived terms

• kolong langit
• kolong timah

 

Etymology 2

From Malay kolong.

Verb

kolong

1. to encircle

   Synonym: lingkar

Derived terms

• kolong-kolong
• kolongan

 

Further reading

• “kolong” 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.

Karao

Noun

kolong

1. coffin