windu

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Balinese

Romanization

windu

  1. Romanization of ᬯᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬸ (windu, “zero; dot, period, point”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay windu, from Javanese ꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (windu, “a period of eight (Javanese) years”), from Old Javanese windu (“drop; moon; zero; ten, a period of ten years”), from Sanskrit विन्दु (vindu), a variant of बिन्दु (bindu, “drop, point”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: win‧du

Noun

windu (plural windu-windu, first-person possessive winduku, second-person possessive windumu, third-person possessive windunya)

  1. eight years units of time.

Derived terms

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Javanese

Romanization

windu

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (“a period of eight (Javanese) years”)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विन्दु (vindu), a variant of बिन्दु (bindu, “drop, point”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /windu/
  • Rhymes: -du
  • Hyphenation: win‧du

Noun

windu

  1. drop
  2. moon
    Synonyms: candra, lek, śaśi, soma
  3. zero; ten, a period of ten years

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (windu, “a period of eight (Javanese) years”)
    • → Indonesian: windu (“eight years”)
  • → Balinese: ᬯᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬸ (windu, “zero; dot, period, point”)
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