ꦠꦔ꧀ꦒꦸꦭ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀
Pegon
Roman	tanggul

Etymology

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

Noun

ꦠꦔ꧀ꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul)

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

Further reading

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