patoeng

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Indonesian

Noun

patoeng (plural patoeng-patoeng)

  1. (1901–1947) Alternative spelling of patung

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay patung

Noun

patoeng

  1. statue
    Kabanjakan orang Tionghoa tida taoe di Kyoto ada satoe patoeng.[1](please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 99