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Balinese
Romanization
tedung
- Romanization of ᬢᭂᬤᬸᬂ
- Romanization of ᬢᭂᬥᬸᬂ
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay tedung (“cobra”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t1ɗɔɔŋ (“stalk, tail”) (compare Old Javanese *taruṅ, Banjarese tadung (“snake”) and Balinese ᬢᭂᬤᬸᬂ (tedung)).
Pronunciation
Noun
têdung (plural tedung-tedung)
- (zoology) cobra: any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.
- Synonym: kobra
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