ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀

ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mĕndĕm, mĕṇḍĕm (“drunk”), probably from Tamil மதம் (matam, “honey; madness, frenzy;inebriety, intoxication”), from Sanskrit मद (mada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mən.dəm/

Adjective

ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦩ꧀ (mendem)

1. to be intoxicated

Descendants

• → Indonesian: mendem, mendam

Further reading

• “[ mendem]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

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