ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦺꦴ

Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Old Javanese śailendra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slen.dro/
  • Rhymes: -dro
  • Hyphenation: slén‧dro

Noun

ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦺꦴ (sléndro)

  1. (music) slendro: a pentatonic scale, the older of the two most common scales used in Indonesian gamelan music, the other being pelog.
    Synonym: ꦱꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦺꦴ (saléndro)

Descendants
  • → English: slendro
  • → Indonesian: slendro

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “sléndro”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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