balairung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay balairung, inherited from Classical Malay balairong (compare Minangkabau balerong). Reconstructed as balai +‎ *rung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay (“house, hall”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuŋ (“unpartitioned building”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baˈlai̯ruŋ/ [baˈlai̯.rʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ruŋ
  • Syllabification: ba‧lai‧rung

Noun

balairung (plural balairung-balairung)

  1. (dated) assembly hall

Further reading

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