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Betawi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 扒船 (pê-chûn, “to row”) with a semantic narrowing, referring specifically to the annual dragon boat races commonly held during the holiday, most notably along the Cisadane in Tangerang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛt͡ʃun/
- Rhymes: -un
- Hyphenation: Pè‧cun
Proper noun
Pècun
- Dragon Boat Festival
1969, Suhaeri Mufti, “Nonton Petjun ”, in Muara Karang, performed by Lilis Suryani, Jakarta: Diastar, track B3:Waktu Pècun, Tanggerang ramé sekali- During the Dragon Boat Festival, Tangerang is full of crowds
References
- ^ Jones, R. (2008) “pécun”, in Loan-words in Indonesian and Malay, Indonesian imprints edition, Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, →ISBN
- ^ Teguh, I. (6 February 2019) “Hari Raya Imlek: Sejarah keriaan Peh Cun tempo dulu ”, in Tirto.id (in Indonesian), archived from the original on 3 August 2021
Further reading
- Chaer, A. (2009) “pècun”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta , revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 340