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Javanese
Etymology
From Portuguese Castela (“Castile”), from Spanish Castilla, from Old Spanish Castiella, from Medieval Latin Castella, plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.te.lɔ/
- Rhymes: -lɔ
- Hyphenation: ka‧té‧la
Noun
katéla
- tuberous plant
Usage notes
The word in general refer to non-native tuberous plants, which were introduced during colonial period (as both cassava and sweet potato are originated and domesticated in either Central or South America).[1][2] Similar to its cognate Japanese カステラ (kasutera, “a Japanese sponge cake”, literally “Castile”) which are introduced during exploration period.
Descendants
- > Caribbean Javanese: telo (inherited)
References
- ^ Geneflow 2009, 2009, →ISBN
- ^ Kenneth M. Olsen, Barbara A. Schaal (1999 May 11) “Evidence on the origin of cassava: Phylogeography of Manihot esculenta”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 96, number 10, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 5586–5591
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “katéla”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN