ꦠꦺꦴꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔh/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese toh (“pledge, stake”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq (“to store, put away; to place a bet”).

Noun

ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh)

1. stake, pledge: that which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded.

Derived terms

• ꦔꦼꦠꦺꦴꦲꦶ (ngetohi)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese twah (“birthmark”).

Noun

ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh)

1. dark birthmark

Descendants

• → Indonesian: toh

Etymology 3

Particle

ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh)

1. Alternative spelling of ꦠ (ta)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “toh”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN