jruk

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruuc ~ *kruəc (“citrus”), compare Khmer ក្រូច (krouc, “citrus fruit, orange”), Thai กรูด (grùut).

Noun

jruk

  1. citrus, lemon, orange
  2. pickled meat

Descendants

  • Javanese: jeruk
  • → Balinese: jeruk, juuk, juwuk
  • → Sundanese: jeruk

Further reading

  • "jruk" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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