rajékan dwipurwa

Sundanese

Etymology

rajékan (“reduplication”) +‎ dwi (“two”) +‎ purwa (“beginning”)

Noun

rajékan dwipurwa

1. (linguistics, grammar) prefixal reduplication (a form of reduplication in which the initial part of a word is repeated or duplicated)

   Example:

   langit (“sky”) → lalangit (“ceiling”)

   tangga (“stairs, ladder”) → tatangga (“neighbor”)

   mobil (“car”) → momobilan (“toy car”)

   rusuh (“hasty”) → rurusuhan (“hastily”)

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, Atjep Djamaludin, Achmad Patoni, R.H. Moch. Koerdie, M.O. Koesman, Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia