tanggul
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul, “embankment, dam”), from Old Javanese taṅgul (“parrying, defence”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tanggul (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 Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Carakan | ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ |
| Roman | tanggul |
Etymology edit
From Old Javanese taṅgul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (“defend oneself, parry a blow”).
Noun edit
tanggul
- 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