ꦮꦸꦫꦸꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wuruk (“calf; pupil, apprentice”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓɔɔʔ (“younger sibling”) (compare Khmer ប្អូន (pʼoun, “younger sibling”)) and *ruuh, *ruh (“young girl, virgin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wu.ruk/

Noun

ꦮꦸꦫꦸꦏ꧀ (wuruk)

  1. charioteer.
  2. (literary) chariot.
  3. (literary) calf.
  4. teaching, instruction.

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