ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mĕndĕm, mĕṇḍĕm (“drunk”), probably from Tamil மதம் (matam, “honey; madness, frenzy; inebriety, intoxication”), from Sanskrit मद (mada).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mən.dəm/

Adjective

ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀ (mendem)

  1. to be intoxicated

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: mendem, mendam

Further reading

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