ꦠꦔꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese taṅhi, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂ŋiiʔ (“sun, day”) (compare to Khmer ថ្ងៃ (thngay, “day”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ŋi/
• Rhymes: -ŋi
• Hyphenation: ta‧ngi

Verb

ꦠꦔꦶ (tangi) (ngoko)

1. to rise, to get up

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦠꦔꦶ (tangi), (krama) ꦮꦸꦔꦸ (wungu)

Usage notes

The verb is ngoko in Standard, Surakartan, and Yogyakartan Javanese, while it is ngoko-krama in Serang Javanese.

Further reading

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