ꦮꦼꦱꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wesi, from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ꦮꦼꦱꦶ (wesi)

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Further reading

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