barong
English
Noun
barong (plural barongs)
- A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.
Related terms
- barong Tagalog
Anagrams
- Bagnor, Bangor, Bognar, Brogan, brag on, brogan
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
Noun
barong
- a barong; a bladed weapon
- the comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)
Anagrams
- barat
Hiligaynon
Noun
baróng
- shirt
Indonesian
Barong (1)
Etymology
From Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (“barong”) and Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), from Old Javanese barong (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of beruang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbarɔŋ]
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
Noun
barong (first-person possessive barongku, second-person possessive barongmu, third-person possessive barongnya)
- the barong: the beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal carried by two men, with a lion's mask
- (dance) the dance of the barong.
- (clothing) certain batik design, with the head of a lion motif.
Related terms
- barongan
- barongsai
Further reading
- “barong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
barong
- Romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ
Mansaka
Noun
barong
- barong (a kind of bolo)
Maranao
Noun
barong
- barong
Verb
barong
- to carry (on shoulder, especially a person)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Ellipsis of barong-tagalog.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
- IPA(key): /baˈɾoŋ/, [bɐˈɾoŋ]
Noun
baróng
- barong Tagalog (a Philippine embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men)
- Synonyms: barong-tagalog, barong-pilipino
Derived terms
- barong-intsik
- barong-pilipino
- polo-barong
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧rong
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɾoŋ/, [ˈba.ɾoŋ]
Noun
barong
- barong (cutting weapon used by Moros in the Philippines)