jagung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jagung, from Javanese ꦗꦮ​ꦲꦒꦸꦁ (jawa agung, literally big jawa (foxtail millet)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɡʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧gung

Noun

jagung (first-person possessive jagungku, second-person possessive jagungmu, third-person possessive jagungnya)

  1. maize; corn

Derived terms

  • berjagung-jagung
  • menjagung
  • jagung manis
  • jagung terubuk
  • jagung titi
  • jagung tumbuk

Further reading


Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮ​ꦲꦒꦸꦁ (jawa agung). Compound of ꦗꦮ jawa, a contraction of ꦗꦸꦮꦮꦸꦠ꧀ juwawut "foxtail millet" + ꦲꦒꦸꦁ agung "big". Cognate to Sundanese ᮏᮌᮧᮀ (jagong). Attested in the Tanjung Tanah manuscript dated 14th century CE, Latin form djagoeng first mentioned in the Nederlandsch-Indisch Plakaatboek dated 1800.[1]

Noun

jagung (Jawi spelling جاݢوڠ, plural jagung-jagung, informal 1st possessive jagungku, 2nd possessive jagungmu, 3rd possessive jagungnya)

  1. maize; corn
  2. (obsolete) sorghum

Derived terms

  • tepung jagung
  • bertih jagung
  • emping jagung

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jagung

References

    Further reading

    1. Lombard, Denys (1996) Nusa Jawa: Silang Budaya, volume 2: Jaringan Asia, Penerbit Gramedia, pages 263
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