ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mĕndĕm, mĕṇḍĕm (“drunk”), probably from Tamil மதம் (matam, “honey; madness, frenzy; inebriety, intoxication”), from Sanskrit मद (mada).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mən.dəm/

Adjective

ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀ (mendem)

  1. to be intoxicated

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: mendem, mendam

Further reading
  • “[ mendem]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
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