sigung

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sundanese ᮞᮤᮌᮥᮀ (sigung). Sense of skunk is phono-semantic matching of Abenaki segôgw, a false cognate.

Noun

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sigung

  1. Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis)
  2. skunk (any of various small mammals of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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sigung (active menyigung, passive disigung)

  1. Obsolete form of singgung.