baluwarti

Javanese

Alternative forms

Carakan: ꦧꦭꦸꦮꦂꦠꦶ
Roman: baloewarti (dated), baluarti (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Portuguese baluarte, from Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”).

Noun

baluwarti (krama ngoko baluwarti)

fort built around a royal court
Hypernym: bètèng

Descendants

→ Indonesian: baluarti

References

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

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