tanggul
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Javanese ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul, “embankment, dam”), from Old Javanese taṅgul (“parrying, defence”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tanggul (plural tanggul-tanggul)
Further reading
[edit]- “tanggul” 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.
Javanese
[edit]| Javanese writing system | |
|---|---|
| Carakan | ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ |
| Pegon | |
| Roman | tanggul |
Etymology
[edit]From Old Javanese taṅgul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (“defend oneself, parry a blow”).
Noun
[edit]tanggul
- earth dam built in rice paddies to control the flow of water
Further reading
[edit]- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “tanggul”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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