ꦏ꧀ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (ambu, “smell, odor”) +‎ k- +‎ -el-.

Noun

ꦏ꧀ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (klambu)

1. mosquito net

Descendants

• → Malay: kelambu
  • Indonesian: kelambu
  • → Ilocano: kulambo
  • → Dutch: klamboe
    • → Aukan: kalambu
    • → Sranan Tongo: klambu
  • → Tagalog: kulambo
  • → Tausug: kulambu'
  • → Tok Pisin: klambu

Further reading

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