ꦫꦪꦶ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦫꦪꦶ
Pegon
Roman	rayi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rayi, yayi, rari, ayi, ari (“younger sibling”), probably raray, rare (“small child; young person”), probably Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji (“younger sibling”).

Noun

ꦫꦪꦶ (rayi)

1. (honorific) younger sibling

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦝꦶ (adhi), (krama inggil) ꦫꦪꦶ (rayi)

   1. (honorific) younger brother
   2. (honorific) younger sister

Further reading

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