palung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay palung. The sense “trench” is a semantic loan from English trench. The sense “trough” is a semantic loan from English trough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.lʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -lʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: pa‧lung

Noun

palung (plural palung-palung, first-person possessive palungku, second-person possessive palungmu, third-person possessive palungnya)

1. (geology) trench

   Synonym: paluh

2. trough
   1. (meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
   2. (economy) a low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle.

Further reading

• “palung” 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.

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaluŋ/, [ˈpäː.luŋ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧lung

Noun

pálung

1. cockscomb; rooster's comb

Derived terms

• mapalung

 

Tagal Murut

Noun

palung

1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)