waruga

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noun

A type of sarcophagus traditionally used in North Sulawesi.

OriginIndonesian waruga ← Tontemboan waruga ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baruga →
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Meanings

nounwaruga (plural waruga or warugas)

plural warugas

  1. A type of sarcophagus traditionally used in North Sulawesi.

Origin

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baruga“k.o. building”
  2. Tontemboanwaruga
  3. Indonesianwaruga
  4. Englishwaruga

From Indonesian waruga, from Tontemboan waruga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baruga (“k.o. building”)

More words from Indonesian, Tontemboan, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

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APA

waruga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waruga

MLA

“waruga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waruga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waruga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waruga.

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