ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Probably ultimately Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?], ꦲꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (inter, “to whirl (rice grains) on a woven bamboo tray to separate out the unhusked grains”) +‎ ꦥ- (pa-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪn.tər/
  • Rhymes: -tər
  • Hyphenation: pin‧ter

Adjective

ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (pinter)

  1. clever

Noun

ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (pinter)

  1. blacksmith

Descendants

  • → Malay: pintar
    • > Indonesian: pintar (inherited)

Further reading

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