jeruk

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Balinese

Romanization

jeruk

  1. Romanization of ᬚᭂᬭᬸᬓ᭄

Banyumasan

Etymology

From Old Javanese jruk.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: jê‧ruk

Noun

jeruk

  1. citrus, lemon, orange

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jeruk from Javanese jeruk (ꦗꦼꦫꦸꦏ꧀) or Sundanese ᮏᮨᮛᮥᮊ᮪ (jeruk), from Old Javanese jruk (“citrus fruits of various kinds”). Compare to Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ *kruəc (“citrus”). However, also note East Makian yorik (“citrus fruit”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: jê‧ruk

Noun

jeruk (plural jeruk-jeruk, first-person possessive jerukku, second-person possessive jerukmu, third-person possessive jeruknya)

  1. citrus, lemon, orange
    Synonym: limau

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: djeroek

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

jeruk

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦼꦫꦸꦏ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese jeruk (ꦗꦼꦫꦸꦏ꧀), from Old Javanese jruk (“pickled meat, citrus fruits of various kinds”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ *kruəc (“citrus”). However, also note East Makian yorik (“citrus fruit”).

Adjective

jeruk (Jawi spelling جروق)

  1. pickled, preserved
    ikan jeruk
    pickled fish

Noun

jeruk (Jawi spelling جروق, plural jeruk-jeruk, informal 1st possessive jerukku, 2nd possessive jerukmu, 3rd possessive jeruknya)

  1. (food) preserve
    jeruk mangga
    mango preserve
  2. (dialectal, archaic) any citrus fruit
    Synonym: limau

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology (rooted from Old Javanese). The standard Indonesian usage can be seen in jeruk.

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “جرق djĕroek”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 100
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جرق jĕrok”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 221
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jĕrok”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 468

Further reading

Sundanese

Romanization

jeruk

  1. Romanization of ᮏᮨᮛᮥᮊ᮪.
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