ꦏꦠꦺꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

From Portuguese Castela (“Castile”), from Spanish Castilla, from Old Spanish Castiella, from Medieval Latin Castella, plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.te.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -lɔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧té‧la

Noun

katéla

  1. tuberous plant

Usage notes

The word in general refer to non-native tuberous plants, which were introduced during colonial period (as both cassava and sweet potato are originated and domesticated in either Central or South America).[1][2] Similar to its cognate Japanese カステラ (kasutera, “a Japanese sponge cake”, literally “Castile”) which are introduced during exploration period.

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • > Caribbean Javanese: telo (inherited)

References
  1. Geneflow 2009, 2009, →ISBN
  2. Kenneth M. Olsen, Barbara A. Schaal (1999 May 11) “Evidence on the origin of cassava: Phylogeography of Manihot esculenta”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences‎, volume 96, number 10, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 5586–5591

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