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Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of barong + Hokkien 獅／狮 (sai, “lion”), a partial calque of Hokkien 弄獅／弄狮 (lāng-sai, “lion dance”).
Pronunciation
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)
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