bagong

Indonesian

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡoŋ/ [ˈba.ɡɔŋ]
Rhymes: -aɡoŋ
Syllabification: ba‧gong

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦒꦺꦴꦁ (bagong). Equivalent to ber- +‎ agung.

Adjective

bagong (comparative lebih bagong, superlative paling bagong)

(archaic) grand and heavy
(humorous) very big

Noun

bagong (plural bagong-bagong)

(dialectal, Java) palace retainer

Derived terms

(dialectal) bagongan (“language of palace”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sundanese bagong. Doublet of babi.

Noun

bagong (plural bagong-bagong)

(dialectal) synonym of celeng (“boar”)

Further reading

“bagong” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

bagong

romanization of ꦧꦒꦺꦴꦁ

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.ɡoŋ/
Audio: (file)

Noun

bagong (Sundanese script ᮘᮌᮧᮍ᮪)

wild boar
(vulgar) bitch, motherfucker

Descendants

→ Indonesian: bagong