ꦠꦺꦴꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔh/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese toh (“pledge, stake”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq (“to store, put away; to place a bet”).

Noun

ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh)

  1. stake, pledge: that which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded.
Derived terms
  • ꦔꦼꦠꦺꦴꦲꦶ (ngetohi)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese twah (“birthmark”).

Noun

ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh)

  1. dark birthmark
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: toh

Etymology 3

Particle

ꦠꦺꦴꦃ (toh)

  1. alternative spelling of ꦠ (ta)

Further reading

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