ꦭꦪꦸ

Javanese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese layu (“wilted; faded, withered; pale, faded; suffer”), from Proto-Austronesian *layu (“wither, wilt”).

Verb

ꦭꦪꦸ (layu)

1. to wither, to fade.
2. to die

Derived terms

• ꦊꦭꦪꦸ (lelayu)
• ꦔ꧀ꦭꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶ (nglayoni)
• ꦭꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (layon)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese layu (“pennant, streamer”).

Noun

ꦭꦪꦸ (layu)

1. pennant, streamer

Derived terms

• ꦊꦭꦪꦸ (lelayu)

 

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese layū (“to run, to flee”), from Proto-Austronesian *laRiw (“run, run away, flee, escape”). Cognate of Malay lari.

Noun

ꦭꦪꦸ (layu)

1. running pace

Derived terms

• ꦭꦸꦩꦪꦸ (lumayu)

 

Further reading

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