ꦗꦩꦸ

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Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦗꦩꦸ
Pegon
Roman jamu, djamoe

Etymology

Unknown, probably borrowed from Prakrit (compare to Sindhi (j̄amū̃), Punjabi (jammū)), from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, jambul).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.mu/
  • Rhymes: -mu
  • Hyphenation: ja‧mu

Noun

ꦗꦩꦸ (jamu)

  1. (ngoko) herbal medicine especially one that is drunk
    Synonyms: (krama madya) ꦗꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ (jampi), (krama inggil) ꦭꦺꦴꦭꦺꦴꦃ (loloh)

Descendants

  • Banyumasan: jamu
  • Betawi: jamu
  • English: jamu (learned)
  • Indonesian: jamu
  • Dutch: djamoe
  • Malay: jamu

References

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “jamu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN