semprong
Betawi
Alternative forms
- semperong
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦿꦺꦴꦁ (semprong).
Noun
semprong
- bamboo blowpipe (narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame)
- 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
- romanization of ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦿꦺꦴꦁ