liong

See also: Liong

Huave

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish león.

Noun

liong

  1. mountain lion (Puma concolor)

References

  • Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 103

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien (liông).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈliɔŋ]
  • Hyphenation: li‧ong

Noun

liong (first-person possessive liongku, second-person possessive liongmu, third-person possessive liongnya)

  1. (mythology) Chinese dragon
    Hypernym: naga

Further reading

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