gembong

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦩ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (gémbong, “leader”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛmboŋ/ [ˈɡem.bɔŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛmboŋ
  • Syllabification: gem‧bong

Noun

gembong (plural gembong-gembong)

  1. cock of the walk, champion
  2. kingpin, leader, leading or top figure, boss, big wheel
  3. mastermind
    Synonyms: biang keladi, otak, tokoh
  4. tiger with striped fur
Derived terms
  • gembong kartel
  • gembong mafia
  • gembong narkoba
  • gembong teroris

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəmˈboŋ/ [ɡəmˈboŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: gem‧bong

Noun

gembong (plural gembong-gembong)

  1. piles of wood burned to create flames, used by the king's widows to burn themselves and show their loyalty

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.