ꦱꦺꦮꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦺꦮꦸ (èwu) +‎ s-, inherited from Old Javanese sewu (“one thousand”).

Numeral

ꦱꦺꦮꦸ (sèwu)

  1. one thousand
    Synonyms: ꦱꦱꦿ (sasra), ꦱꦲꦱꦿ (sahasra)
  2. (figurative) a very large number

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sewu

Further reading

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