ꦕꦸꦫꦶꦒ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese curiga (“kris”), from Sanskrit छुरिका (churikā, “knive”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.ri.ɡɔ/
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ri‧ga

Noun

ꦕꦸꦫꦶꦒ (curiga)

  1. (kadhaton) kris
    Synonyms: (krama inggil) ꦮꦁꦏꦶꦔꦤ꧀ (wangkingan); (krama madya) ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦁ (dhuwung); (ngoko) ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀, ꦏꦿꦶꦱ꧀ (keris, kris)

References
  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “curiga”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • Joseph Errington (1982-10) “Speech in the Royal Presence: Javanese Palace Language”, in Indonesia‎, volume 34, →DOI, page 89
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