ꦱꦫꦝꦝꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay serdadu (“soldier”), from Portuguese soldado (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ra.ɖa.ɖu/
• Rhymes: -ɖu
• Hyphenation: sa‧ra‧dha‧dhu

Noun

ꦱꦫꦝꦝꦸ (saradhadhu)

1. soldier, troop.

   Synonyms: ꦧꦭ (bala), ꦥꦿꦗꦸꦫꦶꦠ꧀ (prajurit)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “saradhadhu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN