barongsai
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of barong + Hokkien 獅／狮 (sai, “lion”), a partial calque of Hokkien 弄獅／弄狮 (lāng-sai, “lion dance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.roŋ.sai̯/
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong‧sai
- Rhymes: -oŋsai̯, -sai̯, -ai̯
Noun
barongsai (plural barongsai-barongsai, first-person possessive barongsaiku, second-person possessive barongsaimu, third-person possessive barongsainya)
- lion dance (traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “barongsai” 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.
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