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ꦭꦶꦩꦤ꧀

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Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese liman (“elephant”). Possibly from ꦭꦶꦩ (lima, “five”) by analogy of trunk as a "fifth appendage" or its hand-like grasping function either from Indic influence (see formation of Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin)) or native observation;[1] see also relationship of Jarai rơman and rơma, Rade êman and êma.

Noun

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ꦭꦶꦩꦤ꧀ (liman) (krama)

  1. (polite) elephant
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦒꦗꦃ (gajah), (krama) ꦭꦶꦩꦤ꧀ (liman)

Descendants

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  • → Malay: liman
    • Indonesian: liman

References

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  1. ^ Hooykaas, Christiaan (1958) The Lay of Jaya Prana: The Balinese Uriah, London: Luzac, page 115

Further reading

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