ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mĕndĕm, mĕṇḍĕm (“drunk”), probably from Tamil மதம் (matam, “honey; madness, frenzy; inebriety, intoxication”), from Sanskrit मद (mada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mən.dəm/

Adjective

ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀ (mendem)

1. to be intoxicated

Descendants

• → Indonesian: mendem, mendam

Further reading

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