ꦒꦼꦭꦂ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəlar/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese gĕlar (“laying out; deployment, battle-array”, literally “spreading”).

Noun

ꦒꦼꦭꦂ (gelar)

  1. array
  2. layout
  3. deployment
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: gelar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay gelar (“title”). Compare Old Javanese galar (“something used for counting or auguring”).

Noun

ꦒꦼꦭꦂ (gelar)

  1. title
  2. academic degree
Derived terms
  • ꦔ꧀ꦒꦼꦭꦫꦶ (nggelari)

Further reading

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