barong

English

Noun

barong (plural barongs)

1. A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.

Related terms

• barong Tagalog

Anagrams

• Bagnor, Bangor, Bognar, Brogan, brag on, brogan

Balinese

Romanization

barong

1. Romanization of ᬩᬭᭀᬂ

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

barong

1. a barong; a bladed weapon
2. the comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)

Anagrams

• barat

Hiligaynon

Noun

baróng

1. shirt

Indonesian

Barong (1)

Etymology

From Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (“barong”) and Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of beruang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbarɔŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

barong (first-person possessive barongku, second-person possessive barongmu, third-person possessive barongnya)

1. the barong: the beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal carried by two men, with a lion's mask
2. (dance) the dance of the barong.
3. (clothing) certain batik design, with the head of a lion motif.

Related terms

• barongan
• barongsai

 

Further reading

• “barong” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

barong

1. Romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ

Mansaka

Noun

barong

1. barong (a kind of bolo)

Maranao

Noun

barong

1. barong

Verb

barong

1. to carry (on shoulder, especially a person)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of barong-tagalog.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾoŋ/ [bɐˈɾoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

Noun

baróng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

1. barong Tagalog (a Philippine embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men)

   Synonyms: barong-tagalog, barong-pilipino

Derived terms

• barong-intsik
• barong-pilipino
• polo-barong

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾoŋ/ [ˈba.ɾoŋ]
• Rhymes: -aɾoŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rong

Noun

barong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

1. barong (cutting weapon used by Moros in the Philippines)