soang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sowan
• sowang

Etymology

From Dutch zwaan, from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsoaŋ/ [ˈso.aŋ]
• Rhymes: -oaŋ
• Syllabification: so‧ang

Noun

soang (plural soang-soang)

1. (dialectal or colloquial) swan, goose

   Synonym: angsa

Further reading

• “soang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Mokilese

Verb

soang (progressive soangsoang, continuative soangsoangsoang)

1. (stative) to be tight

Derived terms

• jasoangsoang

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Sundanese

Etymology

From Dutch zwaan, from Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô.

Noun

soang

1. swan, goose