ꦲꦸꦁꦒꦃꦲꦸꦁꦒꦸꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Compound of ꦲꦸꦁꦒꦃ (unggah, “up, go up, or climb up”) +‎ ꦲꦸꦁꦒꦸꦃ (ungguh, “appropriate”).

Phrase

ꦲꦸꦁꦒꦃꦲꦸꦁꦒꦸꦃ (unggah-ungguh)

1. politeness
2. courtesy, manner

Further reading

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