ꦭꦪꦸ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.ju/
  • Rhymes: -ju
  • Hyphenation: la‧yū

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese layu (“wilted; faded, withered; pale, faded; suffer”), from Proto-Austronesian *layu (“wither, wilt”).

Verb

ꦭꦪꦸ (layu)

  1. to wither, to fade.
  2. to die
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese layu (“pennant, streamer”).

Noun

ꦭꦪꦸ (layu)

  1. pennant, streamer
Derived terms
  • ꦊꦭꦪꦸ (lelayu)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese layū (“to run, to flee”), from Proto-Austronesian *laRiw (“run, run away, flee, escape”). Cognate of Malay lari.

Noun

ꦭꦪꦸ (layu)

  1. running pace
Derived terms
  • ꦭꦸꦩꦪꦸ (lumayu)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “layu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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