bledug

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧ꧀ꦊꦢꦸꦒ꧀
Pegon
Roman bledug

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bləd̪ɔɡ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡ
  • Hyphenation: ble‧dug

Etymology 1

Noun

bledug (krama ngoko bledug)

  1. dust, especially in the air
    • 1877, Radèn Mas Adipati Arya Candranagara, Cariyos Purwalelana‎[1], page 160:
      tiyang numpak kréta mèh boten saged neningali punapa-punapa, awit saking kathahing bledugipun ing radinan.
      people on cars were nearly impossible to see anything, for the road was full of dust.

Etymology 2

Noun

bledug (krama ngoko bledug)

  1. baby elephant
    • 1937 December 18, “Mula Bukané Tikus Iku Saba Ing Omahé Manungsa”, in Kajawèn‎[2], page 200:
      Sawijining dina ana bledug (anak gajah) saba ing alas.
      One day there was a baby elephant in the forest.

Etymology 3

Noun

bledug (krama ngoko bledug)

  1. earnings apart from salary (tips, commission, etc.)

Etymology 4

Noun

bledug

  1. misspelling of bledhug

References

  • "bledug" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
  • "bledug" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
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