barongan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baˈroŋan/ [baˈro.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -oŋan
  • Syllabification: ba‧ro‧ngan

Etymology 1

Affixed barong +‎ -an, from Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦔꦤ꧀ (barongan).

Noun

barongan (plural barongan-barongan)

  1. (dialect Java) the dance of the barong

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦔꦤ꧀ (barongan).

Noun

barongan (plural barongan-barongan)

  1. (dialect Java) a tightly woven net for catching squid and all kinds of fish
  2. (dialect Java) roots and thorns that are around the bamboo grove

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Madurese [Term?].

Noun

barongan (plural barongan-barongan)

  1. the sound of a can being hit or moved around is used to chase away birds in the rice fields

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

barongan

  1. romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦔꦤ꧀
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