barong
English
Noun
barong (plural barongs)
- A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.
Related terms
Balinese
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
Anagrams
Hiligaynon
Indonesian

Barong (1)
Etymology
From Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (“barong”) and Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of beruang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbarɔŋ]
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
Noun
barong (first-person possessive barongku, second-person possessive barongmu, third-person possessive barongnya)
Further reading
- “barong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Mansaka
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Ellipsis of barong-tagalog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈɾoŋ/, [bɐˈɾoŋ]
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
Noun
baróng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)
- barong Tagalog (a Philippine embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men)
- Synonyms: barong-tagalog, barong-pilipino
Derived terms
- barong-intsik
- barong-pilipino
- polo-barong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɾoŋ/, [ˈba.ɾoŋ]
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.