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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay dayung. Cognate with Old Javanese rayuṅ, dayuṅ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.jʊŋ/
- Rhymes: -jʊŋ
- Hyphenation: da‧yung
Noun
dayung
- paddle (a to two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point)
- a sport where the activity is paddling a boat
- (uncommon) pedal (a lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano)
- Synonym: pedal
- (ichthyology, uncommon) pectoral fin (either of two fins located on each side of a fish just behind the head)
- Synonym: sirip dada
Verb
dayung (active mendayung, passive didayung, perfective passive terdayung)
- (transitive, intransitive) to paddle (to propel something through water with a paddle)
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Further reading
Malay
Noun
dayung
- paddle