bilatung

Sundanese

Etymology

Cognate with Malay belatung

Noun

bilatung (Sundanese script ᮘᮤᮜᮒᮥᮀ)

1. maggot
2. (dialectal, Banten, now common) kitten

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

• "BILATOENG", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij