ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀
Pegon
Roman tambak

Etymology

From Old Javanese tambak (“wall, dike, dam, fence; fish-pond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambak.

Noun

ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀ (tambak)

  1. a pond near the shore where certain sea fish are bred
  2. a dyke, dam or bank for regulating water

Derived terms

  • ꦤꦩ꧀ꦧꦏꦶ (nambaki)

Descendants

  • → English: tambak
  • → Indonesian: tambak (semantic loan)
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