ꦩꦺꦴꦁ
Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔŋ/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Javanese moṅ (“tiger”), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.
Noun
ꦩꦺꦴꦁ (mong)
- (literary) tiger
Etymology 2
Affixed N- + ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong, “person”), inherited from Old Javanese moṅ, mwaṅ (“to take care, to foster, to kindle; guard, look after, tend”).
Verb
ꦩꦺꦴꦁ (mong)
- to take care
Derived terms
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
ꦩꦺꦴꦁ (mong)
- (dialect) unwilling
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “mong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN