barong

English

Noun

barong (plural barongs)

  1. A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.

Anagrams


Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

barong

  1. a barong; a bladed weapon
  2. the comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)

Anagrams


Hiligaynon

Noun

baróng

  1. 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)

  1. 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
  2. (dance) the dance of the barong.
  3. (clothing) certain batik design, with the head of a lion motif.

Further reading


Javanese

Romanization

barong

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ

Mansaka

Noun

barong

  1. barong (a kind of bolo)

Maranao

Noun

barong

  1. barong

Verb

barong

  1. to carry (on shoulder, especially a person)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of barong-tagalog.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧rong
  • IPA(key): /baˈɾoŋ/, [bɐˈɾoŋ]

Noun

baróng

  1. 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

  1. barong (cutting weapon used by Moros in the Philippines)
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