gĕḍaṅ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kdɔʔ (“plantain bud”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡə.daŋ/
Noun
gĕḍaṅ
- banana
Derived terms
- pagĕḍaṅan (“banana plantation”)
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦒꦼꦝꦁ (gedhang, “banana”)
- → Balinese: ᬕᬤᬂ (gadang, “green”), ᬕᭂᬤᬂ (gedang, “papaya”)
- → Sundanese: ᮌᮨᮓᮀ (gedang, “papaya”)