gendis

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡənˈdis/ [ɡənˈdɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: gen‧dis

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay gendis, from Javanese ꦒꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦱ꧀ (gendhis), from Old Javanese gĕṇḍis (“sugar”).

Noun

gêndis (plural gendis-gendis)

  1. (dialectal) synonym of gula (“sugar”)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

gêndis (plural gendis-gendis)

  1. (botany) Clinacanthus nutans

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

gendis

  1. nonstandard spelling of gendhis, romanization of ꦒꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦱ꧀
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