tedung

Balinese

Romanization

tedung

  1. Romanization of ᬢᭂᬤᬸᬂ
  2. Romanization of ᬢᭂᬥᬸᬂ

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tedung (“cobra”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t1ɗɔɔŋ (“stalk, tail”) (compare Old Javanese *taruṅ, Banjarese tadung (“snake”) and Balinese ᬢᭂᬤᬸᬂ (tedung)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /təˈdʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -dʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
  • Hyphenation: tê‧dung

Noun

têdung (plural tedung-tedung, first-person possessive tedungku, second-person possessive tedungmu, third-person possessive tedungnya)

  1. (zoology) cobra: any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.
    Synonym: kobra

Derived terms
  • tedung abu
  • tedung selar
  • tedung senduk

Further reading
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