Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Possibly borrowed from Austroasiatic. Compare Angkorian Old Khmer dyān, dyan (candle), Thai เทียน (tiian). Or alternatively inherited from Old Javanese dyan, hadyan (lord, master).

Noun edit

ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan) (ngoko)

  1. lamp
  2. lantern

Alternative forms edit

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Malay: dian
    • Indonesian: dian
    • Iban: dian

References edit

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