English
karung guni
Karung guni comes from Malay karung guni ‘gunny sack’, and goes back to Sanskrit गोणी.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोणीgoṇī‘a sack, cloth bag’
- Malaymodernkarung guni‘gunny sack’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोणीgoṇī‘a sack, cloth bag’
- Malaymodernkarung guni‘gunny sack’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
Earliest quotation: 1994, Jennifer Tan, The New Paper: “[…] Madam Wong Ah Hua, 76, said the karung…”
Linked words
through Sanskrit गोणी ‘a sack, cloth bag’
Today it means
noun A traditional scrap dealer or rag-and-bone man who visits residential zones to collect unwanted items.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit गोणी / karung guni