sigung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsiɡuŋ/ [ˈsi.ɡʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iɡuŋ
  • Syllabification: si‧gung

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sundanese sigung. Sense of skunk is phono-semantic matching of Abenaki segôgw, a false cognate.

Noun

sigung

  1. Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis)
  2. skunk (mammals of the family Mephitidae)

Etymology 2

Verb

sigung (active menyigung, passive disigung)

  1. obsolete form of singgung

Sundanese

Etymology

Despite similarities in forms and meaning, it is not related to Abenaki segôgw (“skunk”) and is considered a false cognate.

Noun

sigung (Sundanese script ᮞᮤᮌᮥᮀ)

  1. Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis)

Further reading

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