ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ

Javanese

FWOTD – 11 July 2016

Etymology

From Old Javanese jambu (rose apple tree and fruit), from Sanskrit ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (jambu), ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦹ (jambū).

Pronunciation

  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈjam.bu/
  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈjam.buʔ/
  • (Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈjɔm.bu/
  • Hyphenation: ꦗ‧ꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ
  • Rhymes: -bu, -u, -buʔ, -uʔ

Noun

ꦗꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ

  1. rose apple tree
    • 1932 January 6, Kajawèn, Balai Pustaka, page 25:
      [] / anadéné kang watara tebih / saka papan pomahan prayoga / tandurana jambu baé / slundhingana wit dhuku /
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  2. rose apple fruit
    • 1939 March 10, Kajawèn, Balai Pustaka, page 40:
      Sukris gelem kèri ana ngomah yèn dicepaki wajik sapiring lan mengko diolèh-olèhi salak, jambu karo gethuk lindri.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (card games) heart
  4. homosexual relation
  5. pink
    • 1995, K.R.M. Arya Yasadipura, Pangageman Kajawèn Surakarta Tumrap Kakung, page 8:
      Sabuk warni jambu, èpèk warni cemeng èpèk warni biru wungu, nama naréndra tama, watak saha wanci ngagemipun: sabar, menep, siyang, dalu.
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Synonyms

  • jambet (honorific)

Derived terms

  • jambon
  • jambu apokat
  • jambu dresana
  • jambu galar
  • jambu ijem
  • jambu karang
  • jambu klampok
  • jambu kluthuk
  • jambu krikil
  • jambu lélé
  • jambu mété
  • jambu pathokal
  • jambu sangklat
  • jambu wèr
  • wit jambu
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