ꦗꦢꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.dah/
  • Rhymes: -dah
  • Hyphenation: ja‧dah

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay jadah, from Arabic جاده, جَادَّة (jādda, “road”).

Noun

ꦗꦢꦃ (jadah)

  1. bastard

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese jawadah. Doublet of ꦗꦸꦮꦢꦃ (juwadah).

Noun

ꦗꦢꦃ (jadah)

  1. (cooking) a snack made from sticky rice.
    Synonym: ꦗꦸꦮꦢꦃ (juwadah)
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: jadah

Further reading

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