jĕnĕṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably related to Old Javanese jĕnaṅ (“precious stone”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.nəŋ/
  • Rhymes: -nəŋ
  • Hyphenation: jĕ‧nĕṅ

Noun

jĕnĕṅ

  1. reign

Adjective

jĕnĕṅ

  1. functional
  2. established

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁ (jeneng, “name”)

Further reading

  • "jĕnĕṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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