jĕnĕṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably related to Old Javanese jĕnaṅ (“precious stone”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.nəŋ/
• Rhymes: -nəŋ
• Hyphenation: jĕ‧nĕṅ

Noun

jĕnĕṅ

1. reign

Adjective

jĕnĕṅ

1. functional
2. established

Derived terms

• añjĕnĕṅ
• añjĕnĕṅi
• jumĕnĕṅ
• jĕnĕṅan
• pañjĕnĕṅan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦗꦼꦤꦼꦁ (jeneng, “name”)

Further reading

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