lewang

Sundanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ləˈwanɡ]

Noun

lewang

1. height-induced vertigo, fear, and anxiety; fear of heights
   • 1930, “Mangle. Amengan ka Goenoeng Talagabodas”, in Volksalmanak Soenda XII, Bale Poestaka, page 236:

     Talaga teh kaboedeur koe pasir, toer gurawes matak lĕwang, loehoerna ratoesan elo...

     [Talaga téh kabudeur ku pasir, tur gurawés matak lewang, luhurna ratusan élo...]

     The lake is surrounded by hills, which are frighteningly steep. Their heights hundreds of ells tall...

2. anxiety, angst (in general)

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

• 'LĔWANG', in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij