layu

• IPA^(key): /laju/
• Rhymes: -aju
• Hyphenation: la‧yu

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *layu (“wither, wilt”).

layu (Balinese script ᬮᬬᬸ)

1. fade, wither

Borrowed from Old Javanese layū (“to run, to flee”), from Proto-Austronesian *laRiw (“run, run away, flee, escape”). Doublet of laib (“run”).

layu (Balinese script ᬮᬬᬹ)

1. to run

layu (Balinese script ᬮᬬᬹ)

1. course, walk, flight

• “layu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Inherited from Malay layu, from Proto-Austronesian *layu (“wither, wilt”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ju/
• Rhymes: -ju
• Hyphenation: la‧yu

layu (comparative lebih layu, superlative paling layu)

1. wilted
2. faded, withered
3. pale, faded
4. suffer

• “layu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

layu

1. romanization of ꦭꦪꦸ

layu (Jawi spelling لايو)

1. withered, wilted

   Oleh sebab matahari terik, segala tumbuhan di sini telah layu.

   Due to the blazing sun, all the plants here have withered.

layu (Jawi spelling لايو)

1. wither, wilt
2. languish

• Indonesian: layu

• “layu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /la.ju/
• Rhymes: -ju
• Homophone: layū
• Hyphenation: la‧yu

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *layu (“wither, wilt”).

layu

1. languishing, withering

• Javanese: ꦭꦪꦸ (layu, “to wither, to fade”)

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layu

1. pennant, streamer

• Javanese: ꦭꦪꦸ (layu, “pennant, streamer”)

• "layu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.