genderuwo
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦤ꧀ꦢꦂꦮ (gandarwa), from Old Javanese gandharwa, from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva). Doublet of gandarwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡən.də.ˈru.wo/, /ɡən.də.ˈru.wɔ/
- Rhymes: -wo, -wɔ, -o, -ɔ
- Hyphenation: gên‧dê‧ru‧wo
Noun
gêndêruwo (plural genderuwo-genderuwo, first-person possessive genderuwoku, second-person possessive genderuwomu, third-person possessive genderuwonya)
- a ghost in the form of a tall, hairy human
- bastard poon tree, java olive tree, hazel sterculia, wild almond tree, and skunk tree (Stercullia foetida)
- Synonyms: kelumpang, kepuh
Further reading
- “genderuwo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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