tanggul

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul, “embankment, dam”), from Old Javanese taṅgul (“parrying, defence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaŋɡʊl]
• Hyphenation: tang‧gul

Noun

tanggul (first-person possessive tanggulku, second-person possessive tanggulmu, third-person possessive tanggulnya)

1. levee

   Synonym: tambak

Further reading

• “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

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀
Pegon
Roman	tanggul

Etymology

From Old Javanese taṅgul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (“defend oneself, parry a blow”).

Noun

tanggul

1. earth dam built in rice paddies to control the flow of water

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “tanggul”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN