ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍukuh (“forest hermitage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖukuh/
  • Rhymes: -kuh
  • Hyphenation: dhu‧kuh

Noun

ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦃ (dhukuh)

  1. hamlet
  2. chief of hamlet

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: dukuh (“hamlet; chief of hamlet”)

Further reading

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