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Balinese
Romanization
jeruk
- Romanization of ᬚᭂᬭᬸᬓ᭄
Banyumasan
Etymology
From Old Javanese jruk.
Pronunciation
Noun
jeruk
- 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
Noun
jeruk (plural jeruk-jeruk)
- citrus, lemon, orange
- Synonym: limau
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
jeruk
- 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)
- pickled, preserved
Noun
jeruk (Jawi spelling جروق, plural jeruk-jeruk, informal 1st possessive jerukku, 2nd possessive jerukmu, 3rd possessive jeruknya)
- (food) preserve
jeruk mangga- mango preserve
- (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.
Descendants
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
- Romanization of ᮏᮨᮛᮥᮊ᮪.