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Brunei Malay
Pronunciation
Adjective
gadung
- green (colour)
Synonyms
Noun
gadung
- green (colour)
References
- Marshall, H. B. (1921 April) “A Vocabulary of Brunei Malay”, in Journal of The Straits Branch of The Royal Asiatic Society, volume 83, page 54
Iban
Etymology
From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maguindanao gadung, Maranao gadong, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.
Pronunciation
Noun
gadung
- green
Adjective
gadung
- green
Maguindanao
Etymology
From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maranao gadong, Iban gadung, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.
Adjective
gadung
- green
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *gaduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaduŋ (compare with Old Javanese gaḍuṅ).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
gadung (Jawi spelling ݢادوڠ, plural gadung-gadung, informal 1st possessive gadungku, 2nd possessive gadungmu, 3rd possessive gadungnya)
- Dioscorea hispida (species of yams)
- other types of poisonous yams.
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