windu

Balinese

Romanization

windu

1. Romanization of ᬯᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬸ (windu, “zero; dot, period, point”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay windu, from Javanese ꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (windu, “a period of eight (Javanese) years”), from Old Javanese windu (“drop; moon; zero; ten, a period of ten years”), from Sanskrit विन्दु (vindu), a variant of बिन्दु (bindu, “drop, point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwind̪u]
• Hyphenation: win‧du

Noun

windu (plural windu-windu)

1. eight years units of time.

Derived terms

• berwindu-windu
• winduan

 

Further reading

• “windu” 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

Romanization

windu

1. Romanization of ꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (“a period of eight (Javanese) years”)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विन्दु (vindu), a variant of बिन्दु (bindu, “drop, point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /windu/
• Rhymes: -du
• Hyphenation: win‧du

Noun

windu

1. drop
2. moon

   Synonyms: candra, lek, śaśi, soma

3. zero
4. ten
5. decade: a period of ten years

Derived terms

• winindu

 

• antawindu
• nawawindu
• saptawindu
• windu antahṛdi

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (windu, “a period of eight (Javanese) years”)
  • → Indonesian: windu (“eight years”)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬸ (windu, “zero; dot, period, point”)

Further reading

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