ꦏꦸꦤ꧀ꦝ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kuṇḍa (“vessel, fire-place, sacrificial fire”), from Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa, “bowl, waterpot; basin of water, pit”), from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊn.ɖa/
• Rhymes: -ɖa
• Hyphenation: kun‧dha

Noun

ꦏꦸꦤ꧀ꦝ (kundha)

1. ritual brazier
2. (dialect) calm high tide
3. (Yogyakarta, government) service, department.

Derived terms

• ꦏꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦏꦧꦸꦢꦪꦤ꧀ (kundha kabudayan)
• ꦏꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦤꦶꦠꦶꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦭꦱꦂꦠꦠꦠꦱꦱꦤ (kundha niti mandala sarta tata sasana)

 

Further reading

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