gĕḍaṅ

See also: gedan and gedən

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kdɔʔ (“plantain bud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.daŋ/

Noun

gĕḍaṅ

1. banana

Derived terms

• pagĕḍaṅan (“banana plantation”)

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦒꦼꦝꦁ (gedhang, “banana”)
• → Balinese: ᬕᬤᬂ (gadang, “green”), ᬕᭂᬤᬂ (gedang, “papaya”)
• → Sundanese: ᮌᮨᮓᮀ (gedang, “papaya”)

Further reading

• "gĕḍaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.