ꦱꦼꦥꦺꦝ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian sepeda (“bicycle”), from dialectal Dutch (standard Dutch vélocipède), from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈpe.ɖa/
  • Hyphenation: se‧pé‧dha

Noun

ꦱꦼꦥꦺꦝ (sepédha)

  1. (krama, dialectal) bicycle (vehicle)

Alternative forms

  • ꦱꦼꦥꦺꦝꦃ (sepédhah)
  • adapes (Malang backslang)

Further reading

  • “sepedha” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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