ꦏꦭꦺꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦏꦭꦶ (kali, “river”) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.lɛn/
  • Rhymes: -lɛn
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lèn

Noun

ꦏꦭꦺꦤ꧀ (kalèn)

  1. ditch
  2. small river; stream
  3. river
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), (krama) ꦭꦺꦥꦺꦤ꧀ (lèpèn), ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan), ꦏꦭꦺꦤ꧀ (kalèn)

References

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