ꦝꦼꦝꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍĕḍĕk (“rice bran”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”) (compare Tagalog darak (“bran”)) or Proto-Mon-Khmer *lʔək (“rice-bran”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖə.ɖak/
  • Rhymes: -ɖak
  • Hyphenation: dhe‧dhak

Noun

ꦝꦼꦝꦏ꧀ (dhedhak)

  1. (agriculture) rice bran

Further reading

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