ꦭꦶꦝꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese liḍah (“tongue”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”). Cognate of Indonesian lidah (“tongue”).

Noun

ꦭꦶꦝꦃ (lidhah) (krama inggil)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
    Synonym: (krama-ngoko) ꦲꦶꦭꦠ꧀ (ilat)

Alternative forms

References
  • “[ lidhah]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
  • "lidhah" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
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