Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /'kro.to/
• Hyphenation: ꦏꦿꦺꦴ‧ꦠꦺꦴ
• Rhymes: -to, -o

Noun

ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ ‎(ngoko ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ, krama ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ, krama inggil ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ, Javanese alphabet kroto)

Fire ants and their eggs inside a leaf nest. (1)

Fruit buds of Gnetum gnemon. (2)

1. egg of a red ant

   ꦚꦁ​ꦲꦭꦱ꧀꧈​​ꦱꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ​ꦒꦺꦴꦭꦺꦏ꧀​ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ​ꦏꦁꦒꦺꦴ​ꦥꦏꦤ꧀​ꦩꦤꦸꦏ꧀꧉​

   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)

   ꦲꦸꦕꦼꦁ​ꦭꦤꦁ​ꦩꦸꦁ​ꦧꦶꦱ​ꦢꦢꦶ​ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ꧈​​ꦲꦺꦴꦫ​ꦧꦶꦱ​ꦢꦢꦶ​ꦩ꧀ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦗꦺꦴ꧉​

   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

From Sanskrit रथ ‎(ratha, “chariot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /'kro.to/
• Hyphenation: ꦏꦿꦺꦴ‧ꦠꦺꦴ
• Rhymes: -to, -o

Noun

ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ ‎(ngoko ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ, krama ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ, krama inggil ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ, Javanese alphabet kroto)

1. (dialectal) large four-wheeled cart

Synonyms

• ꦏꦿꦺꦠ ‎(kréta), ꦫꦠ ‎(rata)