ꦲꦝꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese aḍaṅ, haḍaṅ (“to lie (stand) ready, to hold ready, to stand by, to wait, to meet”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadaŋ (“to block, obstruct a path; ambush”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.daŋ/
  • Rhymes: -daŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧dhang

Verb

ꦲꦝꦁ (adhang)

  1. to intercept
  2. to stop
  3. to wait for people/things to go past.

Derived terms
  • ꦏꦝꦔꦤ꧀ (kadhangan)
  • ꦔꦝꦁ (ngadhang)
  • ꦔꦝꦁꦲꦝꦔꦶ (ngadhang-adhangi)
  • ꦲꦝꦁꦲꦝꦔꦤ꧀ (adhang-adhangan)
  • ꦲꦝꦔꦤ꧀ (adhangan)

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