curiga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay curiga, from Sanskrit छुरिका (churikā, “knive”).[1]

Hoogervorst (2007) propose semantic loan from Old Javanese culika, which based on Sanskrit क्षुल्लक (kṣullaka, “wicked, vile”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.ri.ɡa/
Hyphenation: cu‧ri‧ga

Noun

curiga

(obsolete) kris

Adjective

curiga

References

Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

“curiga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

curiga

Romanization of ꦕꦸꦫꦶꦒ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छुरिका (churikā, “knive”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.ri.ɡa/

Noun

curiga

kris

Derived terms

añuriga

winalat curiga

Descendants

Javanese: ꦕꦸꦫꦶꦒ (curiga, “kris”)

References

Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

P. J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English dictionary‎, 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, →ISBN, →OCLC

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