gĕḍaṅ

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See also: gedan and gedən

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kdɔʔ (“plantain bud”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡə.daŋ/

Noun[edit]

gĕḍaṅ

banana

Derived terms[edit]

pagĕḍaṅan (“banana plantation”)

Descendants[edit]

Javanese: ꦒꦼꦝꦁ (gedhang, “banana”)
→ Balinese: ᬕᬤᬂ (gadang, “green”), ᬕᭂᬤᬂ (gedang, “papaya”)
→ Sundanese: ᮌᮨᮓᮀ (gedang, “papaya”)

Further reading[edit]

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

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