ꦲꦝꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese aḍaṅ, haḍaṅ (“to lie (stand) ready, to hold ready, to stand by, to wait, to meet”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadaŋ (“to block, obstruct a path; ambush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(h)a.daŋ/
• Rhymes: -daŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧dhang

Verb

ꦲꦝꦁ (adhang, hadhang)

1. to intercept
2. to stop
3. to wait for people/things to go past.

Derived terms

• ꦏꦝꦔꦤ꧀ (kadhangan)
• ꦔꦝꦁ (ngadhang)
• ꦔꦝꦁꦲꦝꦔꦶ (ngadhang-adhangi)
• ꦲꦝꦁꦲꦝꦔꦤ꧀ (adhang-adhangan)
• ꦲꦝꦔꦤ꧀ (adhangan)

 

Further reading

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