ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ (“a closed, stone building”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuŋ (“unpartitioned building”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəɖɔŋ/

Noun

ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ (gedhong)

1. building: a closed structure with walls and a roof.
2. a cloth used for wrapping a baby

Descendants

• → Malay: gedung
  • Indonesian: gedung

Further reading

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