ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ (“a closed, stone building”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuŋ (“unpartitioned building”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəɖɔŋ/

Noun

ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ (gedhong)

  1. building: a closed structure with walls and a roof.
  2. a cloth used for wrapping a baby

Descendants

  • → Malay: gedung
    • Indonesian: gedung

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “gedhong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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