papatong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese papatong. Cognate of Malay pepatung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpatɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧tong
  • Rhymes: -tɔŋ, -ɔŋ,

Noun

papatong (plural papatong-papatong)

  1. dragonfly

Synonyms

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

Rajékan dwipurwa (partial initial reduplication) of patong.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /papaˈtɔŋ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

papatong (Sundanese script ᮕᮕᮒᮧᮀ)

  1. dragonfly

Descendants

  • Indonesian: papatong
  • Malay: pepatung

References

  1. ^ "PATONG", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij