genderuwo

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦤ꧀ꦢꦂꦮ (gandarwa), from Old Javanese gandharwa, from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva). Doublet of gandarwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡən.də.ˈru.wo/, /ɡən.də.ˈru.wɔ/
• Rhymes: -wo, -wɔ, -o, -ɔ
• Hyphenation: gên‧dê‧ru‧wo

Noun

gêndêruwo (plural genderuwo-genderuwo, first-person possessive genderuwoku, second-person possessive genderuwomu, third-person possessive genderuwonya)

1. a ghost in the form of a tall, hairy human
2. bastard poon tree, java olive tree, hazel sterculia, wild almond tree, and skunk tree (Stercullia foetida)

   Synonyms: kelumpang, kepuh

Further reading

• “genderuwo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.