ꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese iwak. Cognate of Sundanese ᮄᮝᮊ᮪ (iwak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.waʔ/
• Rhymes: -waʔ
• Hyphenation: i‧wak

Noun

ꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀ (iwak) (ngoko)

1. side dish especially in a rice-based meal

   Synonym: ꦭꦮꦸꦃ (lawuh)

   ꦝꦺꦮꦺꦏꦺꦩꦔꦤ꧀ꦩꦸꦁꦱꦼꦒꦏꦫꦺꦴꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀ꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ꧉

   Dhèwèké mangan mung sega karo iwak témpé.

   He only ate rice with tempeh as its side dish.

2. meat

   Synonyms: iwak daging, ꦢꦒꦶꦁ (daging)

   Hyponyms: iwak babi, iwak sapi, iwak pitik, iwak wedhus, iwak bèbèk

   ꦲꦏꦺꦃꦮꦺꦴꦁꦲꦢꦺꦴꦭ꧀ꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀ꦥꦶꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦲꦶꦁꦥꦱꦂ꧉

   Akèh wong adol iwak pitik ing pasar.

   Many people are selling chicken meat at the market.

3. fish

   Synonym: ꦩꦶꦤ (mina)

   Hyponyms: iwak loh, iwak sagara

   ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃꦥꦝꦒꦺꦴꦭꦺꦏ꧀ꦲꦶꦮꦏ꧀ꦲꦶꦁꦏꦭꦶ꧉

   Bocah-bocah padha golèk iwak ing kali.

   Kids are looking for fish in the river.

Synonyms

• ꦲꦸꦭꦩ꧀ (ulam) (krama)

References

• “iwak” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “iwak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN