dayung

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dayung. Cognate with Old Javanese rayuṅ, dayuṅ.

Pronunciation

Noun

dayung

  1. paddle
  2. a sport where the activity is paddling a boat
  3. (uncommon) pedal
    Synonym: pedal
  4. (ichthyology, uncommon) pectoral fin
    Synonym: sirip dada

Verb

dayung (active mendayung, passive didayung)

  1. (ambitransitive) to paddle (to propel something through water with a paddle)

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Noun

dayung

  1. paddle