ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kirik (“pup”), kirig (“to shake oneself”) (compare Javanese ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦒ꧀ (kirig, “to shudder; to shake”), Cebuano kirig (“to convulse”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kirik (“to tickle”).

Pronunciation

• (Mataram, Surakarta–Yogyakarta) IPA^(key): [ki.rɪʔ]
• (Arekan, Surabaya–Malang–Pasuruan) IPA^(key): [kɪ.rɪʔ], [ke.reʔ]

Noun

ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (krama ngoko ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀, kirik)

1. young dog; puppy

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kirik (“pup, puppy”)
• → Malay: kirik (“pup, puppy”)

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kirik”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN