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Balinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of ᬩᬳᬸᬂ (baung, “pig-shaped spirit”) and ᬩ᭄ᬭᬸᬯᬂ (bruang, “bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baroŋ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
Noun
ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (barong)
- beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal
- sound of the orchestra
- the dance
Descendants
Further reading
- “barong” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary , Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province .