ꦱꦼꦔꦺꦔꦺ

Javanese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Old Javanese saṅ
    Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ?
    Old Javanese hyaṅ
    Proto-Austronesian *waʀi
    Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waʀi
    Old Javanese we
    Old Javanese saṅ hyaṅ we
    Javanese ꦱꦼꦔꦺꦔꦺ (sengéngé)

    From Old Javanese saṅ hyaṅ we (“the god of the day”), from saṅ (honorific personal article) + hyaṅ (“god”) + we (“sun, day”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ꦱꦼꦔꦺꦔꦺ (sengéngé)

    1. alternative form of ꦱꦽꦔꦺꦔꦺ (srengéngé)

    Descendants

    • → Balinese: ᬲᬸᬗᬾᬗᬾ (sungéngé, “tree marigold, Tithonia diversiflora”)

    References

    1. ^ Nothofer, Bernd (2013) Pengantar Etimologi [Introduction to Etymology] (in Indonesian), Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 123

    Further reading

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