ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ

See also: ꦏꦠꦿꦺꦴ

Javanese

Other scripts
Carakan	ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ
Roman	kroto

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ (roto, “ant's egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkro.to/
• Hyphenation: kro‧to
• Rhymes: -oto

Noun

ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ (kroto) (krama-ngoko)

Fire ants and their eggs inside a leaf nest. (1)

Fruit buds of Gnetum gnemon. (2)

1. egg of a red ant

   ꦚꦁꦲꦭꦱ꧀꧈ꦱꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦃꦒꦺꦴꦭꦺꦏ꧀ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴꦏꦁꦒꦺꦴꦥꦏꦤ꧀ꦩꦤꦸꦏ꧀꧉

   Nyang alas, simbah golèk kroto kanggo pakan manuk.

   Going to forest, grandpa looked for eggs of red ants for bird's food.

2. fruit bud of the melinjo (Gnetum gnemon)

   ꦲꦸꦕꦼꦁꦭꦤꦁꦩꦸꦁꦧꦶꦱꦢꦢꦶꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ꧈ꦲꦺꦴꦫꦧꦶꦱꦢꦢꦶꦩ꧀ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦗꦺꦴ꧉

   Uceng lanang mung bisa dadi kroto, ora bisa dadi mlinjo.

   Male Gnetum gnemon's flower can only bear fruit buds, but cannot bear fruits.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese carreto (“carriage”).

Pronunciation

• (Central, Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.to/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.toʔ/
• Hyphenation: kro‧to
• Rhymes: -oto, -otoʔ

Noun

ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ (kroto)

1. (dialectal) large four-wheeled cart

   Synonyms: ꦏꦿꦺꦠ (kréta), ꦫꦠ (rata)