kuwung-kuwung

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese kuwung-kuwung, from Old Sundanese kuwuṅ-kuwuṅ.

Noun

kuwung-kuwung

  1. rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
    Synonyms: bianglala, ketumbiri, kudungan, lengkuwung, tengkuwung, layung, pelangi, selèndang, tangga nyai putri mandi

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese kuwuṅ-kuwuṅ.

Noun

kuwung-kuwung (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮝᮥᮀ-ᮊᮥᮝᮥᮀ)

  1. rainbow
    Synonym: katumbiri
  2. (specifically) rainbows that appear in the western sky during the morning

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