jeruk

Balinese

Romanization

jeruk

1. Romanization of ᬚᭂᬭᬸᬓ᭄

Banyumasan

Etymology

From Old Javanese jruk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈrʊk̚]
• Hyphenation: jê‧ruk

Noun

jeruk

1. citrus, lemon, orange

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jeruk from Javanese jeruk (ꦗꦼꦫꦸꦏ꧀) or Sundanese ᮏᮨᮛᮥᮊ᮪ (jeruk), from Old Javanese jruk (“citrus fruits of various kinds”). Compare to Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ *kruəc (“citrus”). However, also note East Makian yorik (“citrus fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈrʊk̚]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: jê‧ruk

Noun

jeruk (plural jeruk-jeruk, first-person possessive jerukku, second-person possessive jerukmu, third-person possessive jeruknya)

1. citrus, lemon, orange

   Synonym: limau

Derived terms

• menjeruki

 

• jeruk bali
• jeruk besar
• jeruk dekopon
• jeruk delima
• jeruk garut
• jeruk jamblang
• jeruk jari buddha
• jeruk jepun
• jeruk kates
• jeruk keprok
• jeruk kingkit
• jeruk kit
• jeruk kuku macan
• jeruk kunci
• jeruk limau
• jeruk macan
• jeruk makan jeruk
• jeruk manis
• jeruk nipis
• jeruk pecel
• jeruk pepaya
• jeruk purut
• jeruk sambal
• jeruk siam
• jeruk sitrun

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: djeroek

Further reading

• “jeruk” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

jeruk

1. Romanization of ꦗꦼꦫꦸꦏ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese jeruk (ꦗꦼꦫꦸꦏ꧀), from Old Javanese jruk (“pickled meat, citrus fruits of various kinds”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ *kruəc (“citrus”). However, also note East Makian yorik (“citrus fruit”).

Adjective

jeruk (Jawi spelling جروق)

1. pickled, preserved

   ikan jeruk

   pickled fish

Noun

jeruk (Jawi spelling جروق, plural jeruk-jeruk, informal 1st possessive jerukku, 2nd possessive jerukmu, 3rd possessive jeruknya)

1. (food) preserve

   jeruk mangga

   mango preserve

2. (dialectal, archaic) any citrus fruit

   Synonym: limau

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology (rooted from Old Javanese). The standard Indonesian usage can be seen in jeruk.

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “جرق djĕroek”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 100
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جرق jĕrok”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 221
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jĕrok”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 468

Further reading

• “jeruk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sundanese

Romanization

jeruk

1. Romanization of ᮏᮨᮛᮥᮊ᮪.