ᬯᭀᬂ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese woṅ, wwaṅ/wwang (“human being, man; attendant”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uRaŋ. Cognate of Indonesian wong, orang, and Javanese ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈwɔŋ]
  • Hyphenation: wong

Noun

ᬯᭀᬂ (wong)

  1. people

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “wong” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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