ꦝꦼꦝꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍĕḍĕk (“rice bran”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəkdək (“pulverize, crush by pounding”) (compare Tagalog darak (“bran”)) or Proto-Mon-Khmer *lʔək (“rice-bran”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖə.ɖak/
• Rhymes: -ɖak
• Hyphenation: dhe‧dhak

Noun

ꦝꦼꦝꦏ꧀ (dhedhak)

1. (agriculture) rice bran

Further reading

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