palung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay palung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.lʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -lʊŋ, -ʊŋ,
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lung

Noun

palung

  1. trench (a long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground)
    Synonym: paluh
  2. (meteorology) trough (a linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front)

Derived terms

Affixed terms
Compound terms
  • palung angin baratan
  • palung baratan
  • palung bawah angin
  • palung bayi
  • palung dinamik
  • palung dingin
  • palung ikan
  • palung khatulistiwa
  • palung laut
  • palung paras atas
  • palung timuran

Further reading

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaluŋ/ [ˈpäː.luŋ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lung

Noun

pálung

  1. cockscomb; rooster's comb

Derived terms

  • mapalung

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *luŋ, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-lu(ŋ/m).

Noun

palung

  1. heart

References

  • Kenneth VanBik (2009) Proto-Kuki-Chin: A Reconstructed Ancestor of the Kuki-Chin Languages (STEDT Monograph Series), volume 8, →ISBN

Tagal Murut

Noun

palung

  1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)