sulung.
firstborn, born first in a family
Meaning & usage
firstborn, born first in a family
firstfruit, firstfruits: an offering of the first of the harvest
small flying ant which comes out at night
Where this word comes from
* Inherited from Malay sulung (“firstborn”). * Semantic loan from Javanese ꦱꦸꦭꦸꦁ (sulung, “small flying ant which comes out at night”, literally “earliest; eldest”).
to put firewood into the stove (so the fire burns bigger)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Buginese [Term?].
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