uṇḍi

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil உண்டை (uṇṭai, “ball, dice”).[1]

Noun

uṇḍi

  1. ball

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦶ (undhi)
    • → Malay: undi (“to vote”)
      • > Indonesian: undi (inherited)
      • → Tausug: undi'

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.
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