soang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch zwaan (“swan”), from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soa̯ŋ/
• Hyphenation: so‧ang

Noun

soang (plural soang-soang, first-person possessive soangku, second-person possessive soangmu, third-person possessive soangnya)

1. swan, goose

   Synonym: angsa

Alternative forms

• sowan
• sowang

Further reading

• “soang” 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.

Mokilese

Verb

soang

1. (stative) to be tight

Derived terms

• jasoangsoang

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Sundanese

Etymology

From Dutch zwaan (“swan”), from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô.

Noun

soang

1. swan, goose