ꦧꦲꦸ

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Javanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.hu/
  • Rhymes: -hu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧hu

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Javanese bāhu (arm), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (arm).

Noun

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ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)

  1. shoulder, upper arm.
    Synonym: ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦏ꧀ (pundhak)
  2. labour, manpower.
  3. village assistant

Etymology 2

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Probably similar to Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)

  1. (historical) a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.
Descendants
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  • Dutch: bouw
  • Indonesian: bau

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Old Javanese bahu (many, much, frequent), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, a lot).

Adjective

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ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)

  1. many, much, frequent
Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bahu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN