ꦲꦢꦼꦒ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦢꦼꦒ꧀ (deg) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese adĕg (“to stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dək/
• Rhymes: -dək
• Hyphenation: a‧deg

Verb

ꦲꦢꦼꦒ꧀ (adeg)

1. to stand
2. to set up

Noun

ꦲꦢꦼꦒ꧀ (adeg)

1. founding.
2. act of setting up.
3. standing.
4. (drama) scene.
5. (typography) a Javanese punctuation mark ⟨꧊⟩ used to open paragraphs.

Derived terms

• ꦔꦢꦼꦒ꧀ (ngadeg)
• ꦩꦢꦼꦒ꧀ (madeg)
• ꦱꦥꦔꦢꦼꦒ꧀ (sapangadeg)
• ꦲꦢꦼꦒꦤ꧀ (adegan)
• ꦲꦢꦼꦒ꧀ꦲꦢꦼꦒ꧀ (adeg-adeg)

 

Further reading

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