junjung

English

Etymology

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Noun

junjung (plural junjungs)

A royal war drum used by the Serer people.

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuŋzuŋ (“carry on the head”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒund͡ʒʊŋ/
Rhymes: -und͡ʒʊŋ, -nd͡ʒʊŋ, -d͡ʒʊŋ, -ʊŋ

Verb

junjung (Jawi spelling جونجوڠ)

to carry something on the head, to support, to elevate, to lift
to obey
to value highly

Derived terms

junjungan

Further reading

“junjung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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