gosong

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡosoŋ/ [ˈɡo.sɔŋ]
  • Rhymes: -osoŋ
  • Syllabification: go‧song

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese gosong (“burnt, scorched”), from Old Javanese gĕsĕṅ (“burnt, destroyed by fire; burning, on fire, fiery, glowing, radiant, bright”), probably ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔŋ (“to set light”).

Adjective

gosong (comparative lebih gosong, superlative paling gosong)

  1. burnt, charred
    Synonym: hangus
    Telurnya gosong. ― The egg is burnt.

Derived terms

  • bergosong
  • gosongan
  • kegosongan
  • menggosongkan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese gosong (“sand dunes on the seashore”).

Noun

gosong (plural gosong-gosong)

  1. (geology) sand dunes on the seashore
    Synonym: beting

Further reading

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