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Old Javanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown, probably inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀaŋ (“outsider”) (Doublet of oraṅ, woṅ, and wwaṅ).
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Particle
ḍaṅ
- religious person particle, preceding a noun or proper name
Etymology 2
Possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ.
Noun
ḍaṅ
- copper pot in which the kukusan is placed for steaming rice
Derived terms
Descendants
- > Javanese: ꦢꦁ (dang) (inherited)
References
- "ḍaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.