betung

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bətuŋ. Compare Bikol Central butong and Puyuma betung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bətuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ətuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [bəˈtʊŋ, -toŋ, -to̞ŋ]

Noun

betung (Jawi spelling بتوڠ, plural betung-betung)

  1. a large type of bamboo, Dendrocalamus asper
    Hypernym: buluh

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pembetung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • pembetungan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • membetung [agent focus] (meN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • buluh betung
  • rumput betung
  • tebu betung

Descendants

  • Indonesian: betung

Further reading

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