semprong

Betawi

Alternative forms

  • semperong

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦿꦺꦴꦁ (semprong).

Noun

semprong

  1. bamboo blowpipe (narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame)
  2. egg roll wafer snack

Further reading

  • Crawfurd, J. (1852), “Sâmpârong”, in A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language, with a preliminary dissertation, volume II (in English), London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 167

Javanese

Romanization

semprong

  1. romanization of ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦿꦺꦴꦁ