ᬚᭂᬭᭀ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese jro (“interior; inner part; depth”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɟuh, *ɟruh, *ɟruuʔ (“deep”). Compare to Javanese ꦗꦼꦫꦺꦴ (jero, “inside”), Semai jereeq (“deep”), Temiar jeruk, Khmer ជ្រៅ (crɨw, “deep, profound”).

Noun

ᬚᭂᬭᭀ (jěro)

1. house

Descendants

• → Indonesian: jero

Further reading

• “jero” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].