tunjung

Inherited from Malay tunjung, from Javanese ꦠꦸꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ (tunjung, “lotus; metal knob”), from Old Javanese tuñjuṅ (“lotus”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtund͡ʒuŋ/ [ˈt̪uɲ.d͡ʒʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -und͡ʒuŋ
• Syllabification: tun‧jung

tunjung (plural tunjung-tunjung)

1. lotus

   Synonyms: lotus, padma, pekaja, seroja, teratai

2. metal knob on the end of a spear shaft
3. teak trees which are used as nesting places for large birds or wild animals, such as tigers, are believed to be able to elevate the status and dignity of the person who owns them.

• “tunjung” 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.

Inherited from Old Javanese tuñjuṅ.

tunjung

1. lotus
2. a metal knob on the end of a spear shaft (shaped like a lotus bud, for placing in the ground)

• → Malay: tunjung
  • Indonesian: tunjung

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “tunjung”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Borrowed from Javanese tunjung.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtund͡ʒuŋ/ [ˈt̪uɲ.d͡ʒuŋ]

tunjung (Jawi spelling تونجوڠ, plural tunjung-tunjung)

1. lotus, water lily

   Synonyms: seroja, teratai, kelipuk, telipuk, telepuk

• Indonesian: tunjung

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