dukuh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.kʊh/
• Rhymes: -kʊh
• Hyphenation: du‧kuh

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦃ (dhukuh, “hamlet, chief of hamlet”), from Old Javanese ḍukuh (“forest hermitage”).

Noun

dukuh (plural dukuh-dukuh, first-person possessive dukuhku, second-person possessive dukuhmu, third-person possessive dukuhnya)

1. hamlet
2. chief of hamlet

Derived terms

• pedukuhan
• perdukuhan
• sedukuh

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dukuh (plural dukuh-dukuh, first-person possessive dukuhku, second-person possessive dukuhmu, third-person possessive dukuhnya)

1. one whose occupation is to slaughter cattle

Etymology 3

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Pronoun

dukuh

1. (dialect) greeting words for only children

Further reading

• “dukuh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

dukuh

1. Romanization of ꦢꦸꦏꦸꦃ