betung

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *bətuŋ. Compare Bikol Central butong and Puyuma betung.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bətuŋ/
Rhymes: -ətuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bəˈtʊŋ, -toŋ, -to̞ŋ]

Noun

betung (Jawi spelling بتوڠ, plural betung-betung, informal 1st possessive betungku, 2nd possessive betungmu, 3rd possessive betungnya)

a large type of bamboo, Dendrocalamus asper
Hypernym: buluh

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

pembetung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
pembetungan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
membetung [agent focus] (meN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

Indonesian: betung