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Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.hu/
- Rhymes: -hu
- Hyphenation: ba‧hu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Javanese bāhu (“arm”), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”).
Noun
ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)
- shoulder, upper arm.
- Synonym: ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦏ꧀ (pundhak)
- labour, manpower.
- village assistant
Etymology 2
Probably similar to Etymology 1.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)
- (historical) a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.
Descendants
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old Javanese bahu (“many, much, frequent”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “a lot”).
Adjective
ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)
- many, much, frequent
Derived terms
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bahu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN