ꦢꦶꦭꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese dilah (“flame”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (“to lick”)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”).

Noun

ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah) (krama)

1. lamp
2. lantern

Synonyms

• ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan) (ngoko)

Descendants

• → Malay: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)
  • Indonesian: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “dilah”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN