sawuṅ

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabuŋ (pit two opponents against each other; cockfight).

Pronunciation

Noun

sawuṅ

  1. gathering
  2. cock, fighting-cock
  3. cockfight

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱꦮꦸꦁ (sawung)
  • Balinese: ᬲᬯᬸᬂ (sawung)

Further reading

  • "sawuṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.