duyung

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay duyung.

Pronunciation

Noun

duyung (first-person possessive duyungku, second-person possessive duyungmu, third-person possessive duyungnya)

  1. dugong (Dugong dugon)

Synonyms

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ from Proto-Austronesian *duyuŋ. Doublet of dugong.

Pronunciation

Noun

duyung (Jawi spelling دويوڠ, plural duyung-duyung, informal 1st possessive duyungku, 2nd possessive duyungmu, 3rd possessive duyungnya)

  1. dugong (Dugong dugon)
    Synonyms: babi duyung, ikan duyung

Descendants

  • Indonesian: duyung
  • Afrikaans: doejong, doegong
  • Dutch: doejong
  • Ido: duyongo

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دويڠ doejoeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 129
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دويڠ duyong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 304
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “duyong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 96

Further reading

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /dujuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Syllabification: du‧yung

Noun

duyung (Sulat Sūg spelling دُيُڠْ)

  1. dugong