wilis

Borrowed from Old Javanese wilis (“green, dark-green; fresh; young”).

wilis (Balinese script ᬯᬶᬮᬶᬲ᭄)

1. green

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

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦶꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (wilis, “green”), from Old Javanese wilis (“green; dark-green; fresh; young”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwilis/ [ˈwi.lɪs]
• Rhymes: -ilis
• Syllabification: wi‧lis

wilis (comparative lebih wilis, superlative paling wilis) (chiefly dialectal or technical)

1. dark green

   Synonym: hijau tua

2. myrtle

   wilis:  

• “wilis” 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.
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia

wilis

1. romanization of ꦮꦶꦭꦶꦱ꧀

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /wilɪs/
• Rhymes: -lɪs
• Hyphenation: wi‧lis

wilis

1. green; dark-green
2. fresh
3. young

• Javanese: ꦮꦶꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (wilis, “green”)
  • → Indonesian: wilis (“dark green”)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬶᬮᬶᬲ᭄ (wilis, “green”)