ꦲꦱꦿꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦱꦿꦶ (sri) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese aśrī (“beautiful, radiant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sri/
  • Rhymes: -sri
  • Hyphenation: a‧sri

Adjective

ꦲꦱꦿꦶ (asri)

  1. good
  2. beautiful
  3. pleasing

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: asri (“beautiful”)

Further reading

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