ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ
• Roman: barwang (archaic), bruwang

Etymology

From Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”).

Noun

ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong)

1. (archaic) bear

   Synonyms: ꦧꦲꦸꦁ (baung), ꦧꦿꦸꦮꦁ (bruwang)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: barong

References

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