bledug

Javanese
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧ꧀ꦊꦢꦸꦒ꧀
Roman bledug

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bləd̪ɔɡ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡ
  • Hyphenation: ble‧dug

Noun

bledug (krama ngoko bledug)

  1. dust, especially in the air
    • 1877, Radèn Mas Adipati Arya Candranagara, Cariyos Purwalelana‎, page 160:
      tiyang numpak kréta mèh boten saged neningali punapa-punapa, awit saking kathahing bledugipun ing radinan.
      people on cars were nearly impossible to see anything, for the road was full of dust.

Noun

bledug (krama ngoko bledug)

  1. baby elephant
    • 1937 December 18, “Mula Bukané Tikus Iku Saba Ing Omahé Manungsa”, in Kajawèn‎, page 200:
      Sawijining dina ana bledug (anak gajah) saba ing alas.
      One day there was a baby elephant in the forest.

Noun

bledug (krama ngoko bledug)

  1. earnings apart from salary (tips, commission, etc.)

Noun

bledug

  1. Misspelling of bledhug.

References
  • "bledug" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
  • "bledug" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.