ꦠꦔ꧀ꦒꦸꦭ꧀

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Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀
Roman tanggul

Etymology

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From Old Javanese taṅgul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (defend oneself, parry a blow).

Noun

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ꦠꦔ꧀ꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul)

  1. earth dam built in rice paddies to control the flow of water

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “tanggul”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN