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ꦱꦼꦥꦸꦂ

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Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch spoor (railway track), from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch *spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.[1]

Noun

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ꦱꦼꦥꦸꦂ (sepur)

  1. train
    Synonym: ꦏꦿꦺꦠ (kréta)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: sepur (train) (semantic loan)

References

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  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd[1] (in Dutch), Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

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