ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍukuh (“forest hermitage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖukuh/
• Rhymes: -kuh
• Hyphenation: dhu‧kuh

Noun

ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦃ (dhukuh)

1. hamlet
2. chief of hamlet

Alternative forms

• ꦢꦸꦏꦸꦃ (dukuh)

Derived terms

• ꦥꦝꦸꦏꦸꦲꦤ꧀ (padhukuhan)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: dukuh (“hamlet; chief of hamlet”)

Further reading

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