ꦗꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese joṅ (“umbrella; ship”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒuŋ
  • Hyphenation: jong

Noun

ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong)

  1. (archaic) umbrella
  2. (archaic) cover
  3. ship

Derived terms
  • ꦔꦼꦗꦺꦴꦁ (ngejong)
  • ꦲꦗꦺꦴꦁ (ajong)

Descendants
  • → Malay: jong
    • > Indonesian: jung (inherited)

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “jong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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