ꦝꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦝꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀,
ꦢꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀
Roman dhusun (standard spelling),
dhoesoen (colonial Dutch spelling)

Etymology

From Old Javanese ḍusun (village, countryside, country district, district, rural, rustic).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖʊ.sʊn/

Noun

ꦝꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀ (dhusun)

  1. (krama) village, rural, countryside
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦢꦺꦱ (désa)
  2. (government, Indonesia) division of administrative areas in Indonesia which are located under sub-districts or villages

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dusun

Further reading

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