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dadu.

die, a regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdadu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈda.du]Standard-Indonesian
  1. die, a regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance

  2. cube

Where this word comes from

From Malay dadu (“die”), from Portuguese dado (“die”), from Old Galician-Portuguese dado, itself from a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; possibly from Classical Arabic أَعْدَاد (ʔaʕdād, “numbers”), or from Latin datum. Doublet of data and datum.

adj/ˈdadu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈda.du]Standard-Indonesian
  1. pink

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦢꦸ (dadu, “pink”), from Old Javanese dadu (“pink, pale red”).

noun/ˈdadu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈda.du]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rice planting season (around October)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].

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