ꦢꦶꦭꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese dilah (“flame”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (“to lick”)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”).

Noun

ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah) (krama)

  1. lamp
  2. lantern

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Malay: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)
    • Indonesian: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)

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