duyung
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdujʊŋ/
- Hyphenation: du‧yung
- Rhymes: -jʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
Noun
duyung (plural duyung-duyung)
- dugong (Dugong dugon)
- Synonyms: babi duyung, ikan duyung
Further reading
- “duyung” 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.
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ from Proto-Austronesian *duyuŋ. Doublet of dugong.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /dujoŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /dujʊŋ/
- Rhymes: -ujoŋ, -joŋ, -oŋ
Noun
duyung (Jawi spelling دويوڠ, plural duyung-duyung)
- dugong (Dugong dugon)
- Synonyms: babi duyung, ikan duyung
Descendants
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دويڠ doejoeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 129
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دويڠ duyong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 304
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “duyong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 96
Further reading
- “duyung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /dujuŋ/ [d̪ʊˈjuŋ]
- Rhymes: -uŋ
- Syllabification: du‧yung
Noun
duyung (Sulat Sūg spelling دُيُڠْ)