ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kirik (“pup”), kirig (“to shake oneself”) (compare Javanese ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦒ꧀ (kirig, “to shudder; to shake”), Cebuano kirig (“to convulse”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kirik (“to tickle”).

Pronunciation

(Mataram, Surakarta–Yogyakarta) IPA^(key): [ki.rɪʔ]
(Arekan, Surabaya–Malang–Pasuruan) IPA^(key): [kɪ.rɪʔ], [ke.reʔ]

Noun

ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (krama ngoko ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀, kirik)

young dog; puppy

Descendants

→ Indonesian: kirik (“pup, puppy”)
→ Malay: kirik (“pup, puppy”)

References

“[ kirik]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

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