kroto

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ
Pegon
Roman kroto

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ (roto, “ant's egg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkro.to/
  • Hyphenation: kro‧to
  • Rhymes: -oto

Noun

kroto (Carakan spelling ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ) (krama-ngoko)

  1. egg of a red ant
    Nyang alas, simbah golèk kroto kanggo pakan manuk.
    Going to forest, grandpa looked for eggs of red ants for bird's food.
  2. fruit bud of the melinjo (Gnetum gnemon)
    Uceng lanang mung bisa dadi kroto, ora bisa dadi mlinjo.
    Male Gnetum gnemon's flower can only bear fruit buds, but cannot bear fruits.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese carreto (“carriage”).

Pronunciation

  • (Central, Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈkro.to/
  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈkro.toʔ/
  • Hyphenation: kro‧to
  • Rhymes: -oto, -otoʔ

Noun

kroto (Carakan spelling ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ)

  1. (dialectal) large four-wheeled cart
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