rajékan dwilingga

Sundanese

Etymology

rajékan (“reduplication”) +‎ dwi (“two”) +‎ lingga (“lingam”)

Noun

rajékan dwilingga (Sundanese script ᮛᮏᮦᮊᮔ᮪ ᮓ᮪ᮝᮤᮜᮤᮀᮌ)

  1. (linguistics, grammar) full reduplication without the alternation of the vowel.
    Example:
    jalma (“person”) → jalma-jalma (“people”)
    aki (“grandfather”) → aki-aki (“old man”)
    mobil (“car”) → mobil-mobil (“cars”)
    isuk (“morning”) → isuk-isuk (“very early in the morning”)

Usage notes

Further reading

  • D. K. Ardiwinata (1984) [1916] Ayatrohaedi, transl., Tata Bahasa Sunda (ILDEP)‎[1] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Balai Pustaka, translation of Elmoening Basa Soenda pikeun pangadjaran di sakola2, djiiid I, page 95
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