ꦲꦚ꧀ꦕꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese añcak, wañcak (“bamboo fence”)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧cak

Noun

ꦲꦚ꧀ꦕꦏ꧀ (ancak)

1. woven bamboo mat on which offerings to the spirits are placed
2. flower of Colocasia esculenta

Derived terms

• ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦏ꧀ (bancak)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ancak

Further reading

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