sandung

English

Noun

sandung (plural sandungs)

  1. A wooden house-shaped structure made by some Bornean peoples as an ossuary.

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsandʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: san‧dúng

Noun

sandung (plural sandung-sandung)

  1. heddle, treadle
  2. swinging, cradle
  3. (sports) tackle, tackling
    Synonym: jegal

Derived terms

Verb

sandung (base sandung, imperative sandung, active menyandung, ordinary passive disandung, adversative passive tersandung)

  1. to touch
  2. to tackle

Derived terms

  • kesandung
  • menyandung
  • sandungan
  • tersandung

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