gĕḍaṅ

See also: gedan and gedən

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kdɔʔ (“plantain bud”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡə.daŋ/

Noun

gĕḍaṅ

  1. banana

Derived terms
  • pagĕḍaṅan (“banana plantation”)

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦒꦼꦝꦁ (gedhang, “banana”)
  • → Balinese: ᬕᬤᬂ (gadang, “green”), ᬕᭂᬤᬂ (gedang, “papaya”)
  • → Sundanese: ᮌᮨᮓᮀ (gedang, “papaya”)

Further reading
  • "gĕḍaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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