ᬚᭂᬭᭀ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese jro (“interior; inner part; depth”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɟuh, *ɟruh, *ɟruuʔ (“deep”). Compare to Javanese ꦗꦼꦫꦺꦴ (jero, “inside”), Semai jereeq (“deep”), Temiar jeruk, Khmer ជ្រៅ (crɨw, “deep, profound”).

Noun

ᬚᭂᬭᭀ (jěro)

  1. house

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: jero

Further reading
  • “jero” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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