Javanese English Dictionary [Hardcover]

Stuart Robson Dr. (Author), Singgih Wibisono (Author)

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Publication Date: January 15, 2002

The Javanese-English Dictionary comprises a complete listing, with precise definitions, of all modern terms used in the main dialects of Javanese. This volume also includes partial listings of local dialect terms that are likely to be encountered in travel, specialized terms associated with the traditional arts of the area, and obsolete words that might still be found in literature.

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Text: English

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• Hardcover: 824 pages
• Publisher: Periplus Editions; Hardcover with Jacket edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079460000X
• ISBN-13: 978-0794600006
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,487,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not just Dictionary, but plus great idiomatics of Javanese phrases, October 9, 2011

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This review is from: Javanese English Dictionary (Hardcover)

On the cover of the dictionary it says "These pages contain clear explanations of significant features of Javanese culture (pesing, wahyu), folklore (murwakala, thuyul)......". I wonder why thuyul that was more known only as-written in the dictionary- a spirit in the form of a child that can be sent out to gather wealth for its master, is part of folklore.
Then I realized from the dictionary that there was a second meaning of thuyul "written in the dictionary"- as a young (apprentice) dancing girl.

Yes, this dictionary is a great source to find the meaning of Javanese words, because many old Javanese words were not used anymore in daily life, so it would be hard to ask some one to have the meaning.
Even many ancient words used in Javanese Gamelan music are also available.

Although this dictionary does contain only Javanese to English (no English to Javanese), is still remarkable.

October 2011
Bambing, live in Montreal born in Malang, Java, Indonesia.