genderuwo
Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦤ꧀ꦢꦂꦮ (gandarwa), from Old Javanese gandharwa, from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva). Doublet of gandarwa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gêndêruwo (plural genderuwo-genderuwo)
- a ghost in the form of a tall, hairy human
- bastard poon tree, java olive tree, hazel sterculia, wild almond tree, and skunk tree (Stercullia foetida)
Further reading
[edit]- “genderuwo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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- Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese
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- Indonesian terms derived from Old Javanese
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/wo
- Rhymes:Indonesian/wo/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/wɔ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/wɔ/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/o
- Rhymes:Indonesian/o/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɔ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɔ/4 syllables
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