amuhun

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed

• puhun +‎ (m)aN- or
• suhun (“to ask respectfully”) +‎ (m)aN-. Doublet of anuhun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mu.hun/

Verb

amuhun

1. to beg, to beg leave

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun) (inherited)
• >? Malay: mohon
  • > Indonesian: mohon (inherited)

Further reading

• "amuhun" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.