dadu.
die, a regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance
Meaning & usage
die, a regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance
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.
pink
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Javanese ꦢꦢꦸ (dadu, “pink”), from Old Javanese dadu (“pink, pale red”).
rice planting season (around October)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].
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