saruṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saruŋ (“sheath, sheath-like container; to sheathe a weapon”). Cognate with Sundanese ᮞᮛᮥᮀ (sarung).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sarʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -rʊŋ

Noun

saruṅ

1. sarong (garment made of batik or ikat cloth wrapped about the waist)

Derived terms

• saruṅan
• sinaruṅ

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦫꦸꦁ (sarung)
• → Balinese: ᬲᬭᬸᬂ (sarung)

Further reading

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