junjung

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Etymology

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Noun

junjung (plural junjungs)

  1. A royal war drum used by the Serer people.

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay junjung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuŋzuŋ.

Verb

junjung (active menjunjung, passive dijunjung)

  1. (transitive) to carry on the head; to uphold
  2. (transitive, figurative) to honour (to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau .(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

junjung

  1. stick (pole, etc.) on which plants grow or twine
    Synonym: junjungan
Derived terms

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zuŋzuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuŋzuŋ (“carry on the head”).

Pronunciation

Verb

junjung (Jawi spelling جونجوڠ)

  1. (transitive) to carry something on the head, to support, to elevate, to lift
  2. (transitive) to obey
  3. (transitive) to value highly

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: junjung

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zuŋzuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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