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English
Noun
agung (plural agungs)
- A gong used in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay agung, from Classical Malay اڬوڠ (agung), from Javanese ꦲꦒꦸꦁ (agung) (cognate with Sundanese ᮃᮌᮩᮀ (ageung)).
Pronunciation
Adjective
agung
- grand (Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression)
- grand (Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name)
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Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
agung
- Romanization of ꦲꦒꦸꦁ
Lashi
Pronunciation
Postposition
agung
- in the middle of
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Javanese ꦲꦒꦸꦁ (agung) (cognate with Sundanese ᮃᮌᮩᮀ (ageung)).
Pronunciation
Adjective
agung (Jawi spelling اݢوڠ)
- grand, great, supreme
Derived terms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: agung (inherited)
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اݢڠ agong”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 15-6
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اݢڠ agong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 28
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “agong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 10
Further reading
Tausug
Noun
agung
- brazen gong
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