maung

See also: Maung

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese maung. Doublet of harimau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mauŋ/
  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /maoŋ/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /maʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -auŋ

Noun

maung (Jawi spelling ماءوڠ)

  1. synonym of harimau

Sundanese

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-maquŋ (“wild feline”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʊŋ/

Noun

maung

  1. tiger

Descendants

  • → Malay: maung

Further reading

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qari-maquŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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