rungu

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili rungu.

Noun

rungu (plural rungus)

  1. A wooden throwing club or baton used in certain East African tribal cultures.

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

rungu

  1. Romanization of ᬭᬸᬗᬸ

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦸꦔꦸ (rungu, to hear), from Old Javanese ruṅu, rĕṅö, ḍĕṅö (to hear), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ. Doublet of dengar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.ŋu/
  • Rhymes: -ŋu
  • Hyphenation: ru‧ngu

Noun

rungu

  1. (uncommon) hearing (the sense used to perceive sound)
    Synonym: pendengaran

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

rungu

  1. Romanization of ꦫꦸꦔꦸ

Swahili

rungu

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

rungu (ma class, plural marungu)

  1. club, knobkerry, rungu