patung

See also: Pa-tung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpatuŋ/ [ˈpa.t̪ʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -atuŋ
  • Syllabification: pa‧tung

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay patung.

Noun

patung (plural patung-patung)

  1. statue
  2. idol
    Synonym: arca
  3. (dialectal or obsolete) doll
    Synonyms: anak-anakan, boneka, golek
Derived terms
  • mematung
  • mematungkan
  • pematung
  • patung bojog
  • patung peraga

Etymology 2

Noun

patung (plural patung-patung)

  1. (rare) dragonfly
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Noun

patung (plural patung-patung)

  1. Malayan leaffish (Pristolepis fasciata)
Synonyms

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /patuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -atuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈpät̪ʊŋ, -t̪oŋ, -t̪o̞ŋ]

Noun

patung (Jawi spelling ڤاتوڠ, plural patung-patung)

  1. statue
  2. doll
  3. (religion) an idol, something used to worship gods
    Synonym: (archaic, dated, uncommon) arca

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: patung (inherited)
  • > Peranakan Indonesian: patoeng (inherited)

Further reading

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /patuŋ/ [paˈt̪uŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Syllabification: pa‧tung

Noun

patung (Sulat Sūg spelling فَتُڠْ)

  1. bamboo