ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kirik (“pup”), kirig (“to shake oneself”) (compare Javanese ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦒ꧀ (kirig, “to shudder; to shake”), Cebuano kirig (“to convulse”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kirik (“to tickle”).

Pronunciation
  • (Mataram, Surakarta–Yogyakarta) IPA(key): [ki.rɪʔ]
  • (Arekan, Surabaya–Malang–Pasuruan) IPA(key): [kɪ.rɪʔ], [ke.reʔ]

Noun

ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀ (krama ngoko ꦏꦶꦫꦶꦏ꧀, kirik)

  1. young dog; puppy

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: kirik (“pup, puppy”)
  • → Malay: kirik (“pup, puppy”)

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