tedong

Unknown, probably cognate of Indonesian tedung (“cobra”), and Balinese *t₁ɗɔɔŋ (“stalk, tail”).

• IPA^(key): /tə.doŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: te‧dong

tedong (Balinese script ᬢᭂᬤᭀᬂ)

1. a diacritic sign

• tedung

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

Compare to Toraja-Sa'dan tedong (“water buffalo”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈtedoŋ]

tedong (Lontara spelling ᨈᨙᨉᨚ)

1. water buffalo (large ungulate)

Compare to Balinese tedong (“a didactic mark”), Banjarese tadung (“snake”), Indonesian tedung (“cobra”), Malay tedung (“cobra”), probably Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɗɔɔŋ (“stalk, tail”).

tedong

1. snake

Compare to Makasar tedong (“water buffalo”).

tedong

1. water buffalo

• Sande, dkk. (1997). Tata Bahasa Toraja (PDF). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. hlm. 88. →ISBN.