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Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese batu (“grain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Doublet of ꦮꦠꦸ (watu).
- For the sense of battery, compare to dialectal Chinese 電石／电石 (“battery”, literally “electric stone”) and Japanese 電石 (erekutoretto, “electret”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ꦧꦠꦸ (batu)
- rock, stone
- battery
Derived terms
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “batu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN