mangun

Borrowed from Kerinci [Term?].

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋun/ [ˈma.ŋʊn]
• Rhymes: -aŋun
• Syllabification: ma‧ngun

mangun (plural mangun-mangun)

1. ghost that came out during nighttime

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay mangun.

• “mangun” 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.

Borrowed from Negeri Sembilan Malay mangun.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋun/ [ˈma.ŋun]
  • Rhymes: -aŋun

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋon/ [ˈma.ŋon]
  • Rhymes: -aŋon
• Hyphenation: ma‧ngun

mangun (plural mangun-mangun)

1. (dialectal, Negeri Sembilan) rainbow

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pelangi

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian mangun.

• “mangun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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mangun

1. rainbow

• → Malay: mangun