ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese wĕlas (“pity, compassion, sympathy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wə.las/
• Rhymes: -las
• Hyphenation: we‧las

Noun

ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)

1. pity

Adjective

ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)

1. sympathetic

Derived terms

• ꦏꦩꦶꦮꦼꦭꦱꦼꦤ꧀ (kamiwelasen)
• ꦢꦶꦮꦼꦭꦱꦶ (diwelasi)
• ꦥꦶꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (piwelas)
• ꦩꦼꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (memelas)
• ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (melas)
• ꦮꦼꦭꦱꦤ꧀ (welasan)

 

• ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦂꦱ (melas arsa)
• ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (melas ayun)
• ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦱꦶꦃ (melas asih)
• ꦩ꧀ꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦂꦱ (mlas arsa)
• ꦩ꧀ꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (mlas ayun)
• ꦩ꧀ꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦱꦶꦃ (mlas asih)
• ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦂꦱ (welas arsa)
• ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (welas ayun)
• ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦱꦶꦃ (welas asih)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: welas
• → Malay: ويلس (welas)

Further reading

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