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Indonesian
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Javanese layuṅ (“dusk's light”). Cognate with Sundanese layung.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /la.ˈjuŋ/
Noun
layung
- the reddish yellow glow of the sky as the sun sets; afterglow
1961, Goenawan Mohamad, Setajam Layung Senja:Setajam layung senja: Lorong-lorong ini pun juga- As sharp as the evening's afterglow: These alleys too
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Sakizaya
Etymology
From Japanese ライオン (raion, “lion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
layung
- lion
Sundanese
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Javanese layuṅ (“dusk's light”). Cognate with Indonesian layung.
Pronunciation
Noun
layung
- afterglow
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