ꦧꦁꦗꦺꦴ

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Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦁꦗꦺꦴ
Pegon
Roman bangjo

Etymology

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Blend of ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, “red”) +‎ ꦲꦶꦗꦺꦴ (ijo, “green”). Compare to Chinese 紅綠燈／红绿灯 (hónglǜdēng) and 紅青燈／红青灯 (hóngqīngdēng).

Noun

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ꦧꦁꦗꦺꦴ (bangjo)

  1. traffic light

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: bangjo

Further reading

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