ꦩꦢꦾ

Javanese

Etymology

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

Adjective

ꦩꦢꦾ (madya)

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

Noun

ꦩꦢꦾ (madya)

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

Descendants

• → Indonesian: madya (“middle, medium”)

Further reading

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