ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (inter, “to whirl (rice grains) on a woven bamboo tray to separate out the unhusked grains”) +‎ ꦥ- (pa-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪn.tər/
• Rhymes: -tər
• Hyphenation: pin‧ter

Adjective

ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (pinter)

1. clever

Noun

ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (pinter)

1. blacksmith

Descendants

• → Malay: pintar
  • > Indonesian: pintar (inherited)

Further reading

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