betung
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bətuŋ. Compare Bikol Central butong and Puyuma betung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bətuŋ/
- Rhymes: -ətuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [bəˈtʊŋ, -toŋ, -to̞ŋ]
Noun
betung (Jawi spelling بتوڠ, plural betung-betung, informal 1st possessive betungku, 2nd possessive betungmu, 3rd possessive betungnya)
- a large type of bamboo, Dendrocalamus asper
- Hypernym: buluh
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pembetung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pembetungan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- membetung [agent focus] (meN-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- buluh betung
- rumput betung
- tebu betung
Descendants
- Indonesian: betung
Further reading
- “betung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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