mās

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• mas
• ĕmas
• hĕmas

Etymology

Several etymologies have been proposed:

• From Sanskrit माष (māṣa, “particular weight of gold”). Compare to Bengali মাস্ (maś).
• From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer mās ~ mas (“gold”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *jmaas, an infixed form of *jaas (“to shine”). Compare Old Mon yimās (“shining (gold)”) and yās (“dawn; to shine”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas/
• Homophone: mas
• Hyphenation: mas

Noun

mās

1. gold
2. wealth
3. a measure of gold
4. intimate address

Adjective

mās

1. golden

Derived terms

• aṅĕmasi
• hinĕmas
• hinĕmasan
• inĕmasan
• iṅĕmas
• iṅĕmasan
• mahĕmas
• mamas
• minas
• mināsan
• pamāsan
• paramasan
• parmasan
• samas
• ḍomas

• air mas
• kayu mas
• mas ajur
• mas drawa
• mas inapi
• mas tatur

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦱ꧀ (mas), ꦲꦼꦩꦱ꧀ (emas)

Further reading

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