lotong

See also: lô-tōng

English

Noun

lotong (plural lotongs)

  1. Alternative form of lutung

Anagrams

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ.

Noun

lotong

  1. monkey

References

Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lutuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lotoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -otoŋ, -toŋ, -oŋ

Noun

lotong (Jawi spelling لوتوڠ, plural lotong-lotong, informal 1st possessive lotongku, 2nd possessive lotongmu, 3rd possessive lotongnya)

  1. lutung: any of a group of Old World monkeys making up the genus Trachypithecus
  2. surili: a small Old World monkey of the genus Presbytis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: lutung
  • English: lutung
  • Tok Pisin: lutong

Adjective

lotong (Jawi spelling لوتوڠ)

  1. black (absorbing all light)
    Synonyms: aswad, bolong, hitam, langking

Further reading

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