tanggul

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Javanese ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tanggul, “embankment, dam”), from Old Javanese taṅgul (“parrying, defence”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtaŋɡʊl] Hyphenation: tang‧gul === Noun === tanggul (plural tanggul-tanggul) levee Synonym: tambak ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tanggul”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Etymology === From Old Javanese taṅgul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (“defend oneself, parry a blow”). === Noun === tanggul earth dam built in rice paddies to control the flow of water === Further reading === The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “tanggul”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN