ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ni.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti
• Hyphenation: pa‧ni‧ti

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese alfinete (“safety pin”).

Noun

ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ (paniti)

1. pin
2. safety pin

Alternative forms

• ꦥꦼꦤꦶꦠꦶ (peniti)

Etymology 2

Affixed ꦠꦶꦠꦶ (titi, “careful, scrupulous; precise”) ‎ paN-.

Noun

ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶ (paniti)

1. investigation, observation
2. one who inspects or examines

Derived terms

• ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶꦏꦶꦱ꧀ꦩ (paniti kisma)
• ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦶꦒꦁꦱ (paniti gangsa)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “paniti”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN