barong

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.

• barong-barong
• barong Tagalog

• Bagnor, Bangor, Bognar, Brogan, brag on, brogan

Borrowed from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of baung (“pig-shaped spirit”) and bruang (“bear”).

• IPA^(key): /baroŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

barong (Balinese script ᬩᬭᭀᬂ)

1. beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal
   1. sound of the orchestra
   2. the dance

• →? Betawi: barong
• → Indonesian: barong

• “barong” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

From Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (barong) or Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), both from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of biruang (“beast, bear”).

• IPA^(key): /barɔŋ/, [baˈrɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ
• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

barong

1. beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, typically represented by the figure of a giant beast-like puppet

   Synonym: ondèl-ondèl

2. any performance involving such figures

   Synonym: barongan

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “barong”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 30

• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

barong

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

• barat

baróng

1. shirt

Ultimately from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”) via Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (“barong”), Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), and Sasak barong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of beruang.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaroŋ/ [ˈba.rɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -aroŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

barong (plural barong-barong)

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

   Synonym: barongan

3. (clothing, Java) certain batik design, with the head of a lion motif
4. (nautical, Java) teak wood beams on the upper layer of the right and left edges of the boat

   Synonym: bibir perahu

5. (clothing, Sasak) woven fabric motif in the form of mist and purple base color

• “barong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

barong

1. romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ

barong

1. barong (a kind of bolo)

barong

1. barong

barong

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

Ellipsis of barong-tagalog.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾoŋ/ [bɐˈɾoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

baróng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

1. barong Tagalog (a Philippine embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men)

   Synonyms: barong-tagalog, barong-pilipino

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾoŋ/ [ˈbaː.ɾoŋ]
• Rhymes: -aɾoŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

barong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

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