kidaṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *jəŋ (“deer, venison”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.daŋ/
  • Rhymes: -daŋ
  • Hyphenation: ki‧dang

Noun

kidaṅ

  1. muntjac (Muntiacus)

Derived terms
  • akidaṅ-kidaṅan
  • aṅida-ṅidaṅ
  • aṅidaṅ
  • kumidaṅ-kidaṅ

Descendants
  • > Javanese: ꦏꦶꦢꦁ (kidang) (inherited)
    • → English: kidang
  • >? Malay: kijang
    • > Indonesian: kijang (inherited)

References
  • "kidaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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