gadung

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.duŋ/

Adjective

gadung

  1. green (colour)

Synonyms

Noun

gadung

  1. green (colour)

References

  • Marshall, H. B. (April 1921) “A Vocabulary of Brunei Malay”, in Journal of The Straits Branch of The Royal Asiatic Society‎[1], volume 83, page 54

Iban

Etymology

From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maguindanao gadung, Maranao gadong, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.duəŋ/

Noun

gadung

  1. green

Adjective

gadung

  1. green

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maranao gadong, Iban gadung, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.

Adjective

gadung

  1. green

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *gaduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaduŋ (compare with Old Javanese gaḍuṅ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡadʊŋ/

Noun

gadung (Jawi spelling ݢادوڠ, plural gadung-gadung)

  1. Dioscorea hispida (species of yams)
  2. other types of poisonous yams.

References

  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *gaduŋ

Further reading

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