jadah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒadah/ [ˈd͡ʒa.dah]
• Rhymes: -adah
• Syllabification: ja‧dah

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay jadah, a variant of zadah, from Persian زاده (zâde, “offspring”).

Noun

jadah (plural jadah-jadah)

1. (rare in itself) Chiefly in the form haram jadah: a bastard, an illegitimate child.

Derived terms

• haram jadah

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦢꦃ (jadah), from Old Javanese jawadah.

Noun

jadah (plural jadah-jadah)

1. (cooking) a savory snack made from a mixture of sticky rice and grated coconut, steamed, then pounded until smooth and solid

Further reading

• “jadah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

jadah

1. romanization of ꦗꦢꦃ

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒadah/ [ˈd͡ʒa.dah]
• Rhymes: -adah
• Hyphenation: ja‧dah

Noun

jadah (Jawi spelling جاده, plural jadah-jadah or jadah²)

1. (colloquial, vulgar) alternative form of zadah

Further reading

• "jadah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017