Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese madhya, from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya).

Adjective edit

ꦩꦢꦾ (madya)

  1. (literary) middle
  2. (literary) medium size

Noun edit

ꦩꦢꦾ (madya)

  1. (literary) waist
  2. middle register of Javanese, between ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko) and ꦏꦿꦩ (krama)

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: madya (middle, medium)

Further reading edit

  • madya” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.