ꦭꦶꦝꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese liḍah (“tongue”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”). Cognate of Indonesian lidah (“tongue”).

Noun

ꦭꦶꦝꦃ (lidhah) (krama inggil)

1. (anatomy) tongue

   Synonym: (krama-ngoko) ꦲꦶꦭꦠ꧀ (ilat)

Alternative forms

• Roman: lidah (nonstandard), liḍah (dated)

References

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

• "lidhah" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974