Urak Lawoi'

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Etymology

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From Malay intan, from Old Javanese hintĕn,[1] a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, diamond).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔitat/, [ʔiˈtʌt̚]

Noun

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อีตัด (itat)

  1. diamond
  2. other gemstones

References

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  1. ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition[1]
  2. ^ P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary[2], 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff.

Further reading

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  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[3], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 122