rungu

See also: Rungu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili rungu.

Noun

rungu (plural rungus)

  1. A wooden throwing club or baton used in certain East African tribal cultures.

Anagrams

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese ruṅu, rĕṅö, ḍĕṅö (to hear), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ. Doublet of ningeh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ru.ŋu/
  • Hyphenation: ru‧ngu

Verb

rungu (Balinese script ᬭᬸᬗᬸ)

  1. (literary) to hear
  2. to be interested
  3. to care, to heed; to pay attention

Further reading

  • rungu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦸꦔꦸ (rungu, to hear), from Old Javanese ruṅu, rĕṅö, ḍĕṅö (to hear), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ. Doublet of dengar.

Pronunciation

Noun

rungu

  1. (uncommon) hearing (the sense used to perceive sound)
    Synonym: pendengaran

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

rungu

  1. romanization of ꦫꦸꦔꦸ

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

rungu class V (plural marungu class VI)

  1. club, knobkerry, rungu