ꦧꦚꦸ

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Javanese

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Alternative forms

  • Carakan: ꦧꦚꦸ
  • Roman: banjoe (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bañu (“water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɲu/
  • Rhymes: -ɲu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nyu

Noun

ꦧꦚꦸ (banyu)

  1. (ngoko) water
    Synonyms: (krama) ꦠꦺꦴꦪ (toya), (literary) ꦮꦫꦶꦃ (warih)

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: banyu
  • → Banjarese: banyu
  • → Musi: banyu

Further reading

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