ḍukuh

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dukuh/
• Rhymes: -kuh
• Hyphenation: ḍu‧kuh

Noun

ḍukuh

1. forest hermitage

Derived terms

• aḍukuh
• aṇḍukuhi
• paḍukwan
• ḍinukuhan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦃ (dhukuh, “hamlet; chief of hamlet”), ꦢꦸꦏꦸꦃ (dukuh)
  • → Indonesian: dukuh (“hamlet; chief of hamlet”)
• → Balinese: ᬥᬸᬓᬸᬄ (dukuh, “priest”)

Further reading

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