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lambung.

stomach:

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlambuŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlam.bʊŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. stomach: abdomen, belly

  2. stomach: an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lambung (“to bounce”), borrowed from Minangkabau lambung (“stomach”), and borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦁ (lambung, “side, flank”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *buŋ (“belly”), *buŋ, *uŋ (“to swell, bulge”). Compare to Old Javanese lambuṅ (“side, flank”).

noun/ˈlambuŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlam.bʊŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. side, flank

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lambung (“to bounce”), borrowed from Minangkabau lambung (“stomach”), and borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦁ (lambung, “side, flank”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *buŋ (“belly”), *buŋ, *uŋ (“to swell, bulge”). Compare to Old Javanese lambuṅ (“side, flank”).

verb/ˈlambuŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlam.bʊŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to bounce

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lambung (“to bounce”), borrowed from Minangkabau lambung (“stomach”), and borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦁ (lambung, “side, flank”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *buŋ (“belly”), *buŋ, *uŋ (“to swell, bulge”). Compare to Old Javanese lambuṅ (“side, flank”).

noun/ˈlambuŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlam.bʊŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. A traditional women's garment of the Sasak ethnicity

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sasak [Term?].

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