lĕnga

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.ŋa/
• Rhymes: -ŋa
• Hyphenation: lĕ‧nga

Noun

lĕnga

1. sesame
2. oil
3. sesame oil

Derived terms

• linĕṅakĕn
• linĕṅan
• malĕṅa-lĕṅa

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦊꦔ (lenga)

Further reading

• "lĕṅa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.