usung
Malay
Alternative forms
- اوسوڠ
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *husuŋ, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /usoŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /usʊŋ/
- Rhymes: -usoŋ, -soŋ, -oŋ
Verb
usung (Jawi spelling اوسوڠ, used in the form mengusung)
- to carry (to transport (coffin, stretcher, litter, etc) by lifting)