barongsay

Betawi

Etymology

Compound of barong +‎ Hokkien 獅 / 狮 (sai, “lion”), a partial calque of Hokkien 弄獅 / 弄狮 (lāng-sai, “lion dance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barɔŋsaj/, [ba.rɔŋˈsaj]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rong‧say

Noun

barongsay

  1. lion dance (traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume)
    • 1972, A. Djamaludin, “Barongsay [Lion Dance]”, in Es Tape [Iced Tapai]‎[1], performed by Benyamin Sueb, Jakarta: Indah, track A5:
      Cap Go Mé, taun baru maèn barongsay / Nyang nongton padè nyengir-nyengir moksay
      On the Lantern Festival, on new year, they performed the lion dance / The spectators cackled as they jumped out of its way

Further reading

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