ꦲꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.pe.jan/
• Rhymes: -jan
• Hyphenation: am‧pé‧yan

Noun

ꦲꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀ (ampéyan)

1. (dialect) foot
2. Ellipsis of ꦒꦂꦮꦲꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦪꦤ꧀ (garwa ampéyan, “concubine, mistress”).

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ampean

Further reading

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