sigung

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sundanese sigung. Sense of skunk is phono-semantic matching of Abenaki segôgw, a false cognate.

Noun

sigung

  1. Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis)
  2. skunk (mammals of the family Mephitidae)

Etymology 2

Verb

sigung (active menyigung, passive disigung)

  1. obsolete form of singgung

Sundanese

Etymology

Despite similarities in forms and meaning, it is not related to Abenaki segôgw (skunk) and is considered a false cognate.

Noun

sigung (Sundanese script ᮞᮤᮌᮥᮀ)

  1. Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis)

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