ꦱꦮꦸꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese sawuṅ (“cock, fighting-cock; cock-fight”, literally “gathering”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabuŋ (“pit two opponents against each other; cockfight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.wʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -wʊŋ
• Hyphenation: sa‧wung

Noun

ꦱꦮꦸꦁ (sawung)

1. (krama) cock, rooster.

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦗꦒꦺꦴ (jago), (literary) ꦱꦠ (sata)

2. (dialectal, krama) chicken

   Synonym: ꦥꦶꦠꦶꦏ꧀ (pitik)

Verb

ꦱꦮꦸꦁ (sawung)

1. to carry on one's arms

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “sawung”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN