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Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦮꦫꦸꦁ (warung, “small shop, food stall”), from Old Javanese warung, waruṅ (“temporary lodging-place”). Doublet of warung.
Noun
barung (Jawi spelling باروڠ, plural barung-barung, informal 1st possessive barungku, 2nd possessive barungmu, 3rd possessive barungnya)
- (obsolete) booth, stall, shanty, a temporary makeshift residence for traders
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بارڠ baroeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 42
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بارڠ barong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 79
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “barong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 87
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