kroto

kroto

Javanese

Etymology 1

Javanese register set
ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi): kroto
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): kroto

From Old Javanese roto (“ant's egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkro.to/
• Hyphenation: kro‧to
• Rhymes: -to, -o

Noun

kroto

Fire ants and their eggs inside a leaf nest. (1)

Fruit buds of Gnetum gnemon. (2)

1. egg of a red ant

   Nyang alas, simbah golèk kroto kanggo pakan manuk.

   Going to forest, grandpa looked for eggs of red ants for bird's food.

2. fruit bud of the mlinjo (Gnetum gnemon)

   Uceng lanang mung bisa dadi kroto, ora bisa dadi mlinjo.

   Male Gnetum gnemon's flower can only bear fruit buds, but cannot bear fruits.

Etymology 2

Javanese register set
ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi): kroto
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): kroto
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): kroto

Borrowed from Portuguese carreto (“carriage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkro.to/
• Hyphenation: kro‧to
• Rhymes: -to, -o

Noun

kroto

1. (dialectal) a large four-wheeled cart

Synonyms

• kréta, rata