Gabah
/jv/Source Language: The language or dialect this term originates from (JV).Javanese•1 meaning found
Noun
A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
Unmilled rice grains that have been separated from the stalk but are still enclosed in their “husks”.
beras mentah
A descriptive term referring to rice grains that have not been husked or processed into edible white rice.
gabah
This term has been officially absorbed into Indonesian.
padi
Padi is the general term for the plant and grains as a whole.
pare
A Sundanese dialect term used to refer to rice grains or unhusked rice.
sekam
Refers to the outer protective part of the gabah.
giling
An action closely related to the processing of gabah.
The word gabah originates from Old Javanese, referring to a crucial stage in the rice agricultural cycle of Javanese agrarian society. Culturally, this term distinguishes between rice still in the field, gabah which has been threshed, and beras which has been husked. The use of this word reflects the precision of the Javanese people in categorizing their primary food commodity based on its processing stages.
Aku arep nggiling gabah sekarung ning nggone Pak De.
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Definition: An interrogative phrase in krama inggil Javanese register meaning “how” or “in what manner”, used to politely inquire about the condition, state, or method of something with a high degree of respect.
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