tanggul
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Javanese ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul, “embankment, dam”), from Old Javanese taṅgul (“parrying, defence”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittanggul (first-person possessive tanggulku, second-person possessive tanggulmu, third-person possessive tanggulnya)
Further reading
edit- “tanggul” 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
editJavanese writing system | |
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Carakan | ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ |
Roman | tanggul |
Etymology
editFrom Old Javanese taṅgul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (“defend oneself, parry a blow”).
Noun
edittanggul
- earth dam built in rice paddies to control the flow of water
Further reading
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “tanggul”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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