burung
Asilulu
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian burung.
Noun
burung
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Banjarese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.
Noun
burung
References
- Abdul Djebar Hapip (1977), Kamus Bahasa Banjar [Banjarese Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa – Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.ruŋ/
Noun
burung
Usage notes
The usage of this word in the sense of "penis" is largely limited to children.
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.
Noun
burung
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay burung, from Classical Malay بوروڠ (burung), from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈburuŋ/ [ˈbu.rʊŋ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uruŋ
- Syllabification: bu‧rung
Noun
burung (plural burung-burung)
Usage notes
The usage of this word in the sense of "penis" is largely limited to children.
Derived terms
- burung-burungan
- burung air
- burung alau
- burung arboreal
- burung buaya
- burung butbut
- burung cabai
- burung culik
- burung dara laut
- burung dewata
- burung foniks
- burung gagak
- burung hantu
- burung hantu mulut kodok
- burung hiburan
- burung kuak
- burung kuak-kuak
- burung kuar
- burung kuaran
- burung kumkum
- burung laut
- burung layang-layang
- burung lilin
- burung limbuk
- burung madu
- burung maleo
- burung master
- burung mina
- burung murai
- burung panjat
- burung pantai
- burung pemangsa
- burung perenjak
- burung pialing
- burung pintang
- burung punai
- burung selaya
- burung selayak
- burung siak
- burung sikap
- burung sintar
- burung tanah
- burung tebang
- burung termometer
- burung tuhu
- burung unta
Descendants
- → Asilulu: burung
Further reading
- “burung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈburoŋ/ [ˈbu.roŋ]
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - Rhymes: -uroŋ, -roŋ, -oŋ
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈburuŋ/ [ˈbu.ruŋ]
- Rhymes: -uruŋ, -ruŋ, -uŋ
- Hyphenation: bu‧rung
Noun
burung (Jawi spelling بوروڠ, plural burung-burung)
Usage notes
The usage of this word in the sense of "penis" is largely limited to children.
Derived terms
- burung-burungan
- burung hantu (“owl”)
- burung kakaktua (“cockatoo”)
- burung unta (“ostrich”)
- kaji burung (“ornithology”)
Descendants
Further reading
- “burung”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Sundanese
Etymology
Uncertain. Unrelated to Malay burung (“bird”), from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ. Attested in a 19th-century Sundanese-English dictionary. Possibly cognate with Cebuano burong (“ignorant, stupid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.ruŋ/
Adjective
burung (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮛᮥᮀ)
- (of a person) crazy, demented, unhinged; mentally unstable (e.g. due to amnesia or mental condition)
- foolish; good-for-nothing; worthless
- (of tasks, works, etc.) abandoned; not carried through to completion
Further reading
- Rigg, Jonathan.(1862). A dictionary of the Sunda language of Java, page 73.