ꦭꦸꦮꦶꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese luweh (“overflow”), lĕwih (“superior, higher, better, more; surpassing, exceeding(ly), prominent, eminent; more so, especially; superiority”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbiq. Doublet of ꦭꦸꦮꦺꦃ (luwèh).

Cognates

Cognate with Malay lebih, Minangkabau labiah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.wɪh/

Adverb

ꦭꦸꦮꦶꦃ (luwih)

1. (ngoko) more

   Synonym: (krama) ꦭꦁꦏꦸꦁ (langkung)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦼꦭꦸꦮꦶꦲꦤ꧀ (keluwihan)
• ꦔ꧀ꦭꦸꦮꦶꦲꦶ (ngluwihi)
• ꦭꦶꦤꦸꦮꦶꦃ (linuwih)

 

• ꦭꦸꦮꦶꦃꦭꦸꦮꦶꦃ (luwih-luwih)

 

Further reading

• “luwih” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.