ꦲꦢꦸꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦢꦸꦱ꧀ (dus, “bathe”) +‎ ꦲ- (a-, “active verb-forming prefix”), inherited from Old Javanese adus (“to bathe”). Cognate to Balinese ᬫᬦ᭄ᬤᬸᬲ᭄ (mandus).

Verb

ꦲꦢꦸꦱ꧀ (adus)

1. (krama-ngoko) to bathe

   Synonym: (krama inggil) ꦱꦶꦫꦩ꧀ (siram)

Derived terms

• adus grujug
• adus kringet
• adus wuwung

 

References

• "adus" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939