balairung

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as balai +‎ *rung, inherited from Malay balairong (compare Minangkabau balerong), from Proto-Austronesian *balay (“house, hall”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuŋ (“unpartitioned building”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ˈlai̯.rʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -rʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lai‧rung

Noun

balairung (plural balairung-balairung)

  1. (dated) assembly hall

Further reading

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