ꦩꦢꦾ
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese madhya, from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya).
Adjective
ꦩꦢꦾ (madya)
- (literary) middle
- (literary) medium size
Noun
ꦩꦢꦾ (madya)
- (literary) waist
- middle register of Javanese, between ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko) and ꦏꦿꦩ (krama)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: madya (“middle, medium”)
Further reading
- “madya” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.