tanggul

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Javanese ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul, embankment, dam), from Old Javanese taṅgul (parrying, defence).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtaŋɡʊl]
  • Hyphenation: tang‧gul

Noun[edit]

tanggul (first-person possessive tanggulku, second-person possessive tanggulmu, third-person possessive tanggulnya)

  1. levee
    Synonym: tambak

Further reading[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Other scripts
Carakan ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀
Roman tanggul

Etymology[edit]

From Old Javanese taṅgul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (defend oneself, parry a blow).

Noun[edit]

tanggul

  1. earth dam built in rice paddies to control the flow of water

Further reading[edit]

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “tanggul”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN