ꦩꦫꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦫꦺꦴ (ro, “two”) +‎ ꦩ- (ma-, “active verbal prefix”), inherited from Old Javanese madu, maru (“co-wife”) (compare Malay madu, Indonesian madu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ru/
• Rhymes: -ru
• Hyphenation: ma‧ru

Noun

ꦩꦫꦸ (maru)

1. concubine

Derived terms

• ꦩꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (maron)

 

Further reading

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