ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Austroasiatic. Compare Angkorian Old Khmer dyān, dyan (“candle”), Thai เทียน (tiian). Or alternatively inherited from Old Javanese dyan, hadyan (“lord, master”).

Noun

ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan) (ngoko)

1. lamp
2. lantern

Alternative forms

• Roman: dijan

Synonyms

• ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah) (krama)

Descendants

• → Malay: dian
  • Indonesian: dian
  • → Iban: dian

References

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