wuruk

Javanese

Romanization

wuruk

1. Romanization of ꦮꦸꦫꦸꦏ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓɔɔʔ (“younger sibling”) (compare Khmer ប្អូន (pʼoun, “younger sibling”)) and *ruuh, *ruh (“young girl, virgin”). Semantic loan from Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “calf; child, boy, son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wu.ruk/

Noun

wuruk

1. calf
2. pupil, apprentice

Derived terms

• amuru-muruk
• amuruk
• makawuruk
• makoruk
• pawuruk
• winuruk

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦸꦫꦸꦏ꧀ (wuruk)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬸᬭᬸᬓ᭄ (wuruk, “teach”)