jruk

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ *kruəc (citrus), compare Khmer ក្រូច (krouc, citrus fruit, orange), Thai กรูด (grùut).

Noun

jruk

  1. citrus, lemon, orange
  2. pickled meat

Descendants

Further reading

  • "jruk" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.