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Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wə.las/
- Rhymes: -las
- Hyphenation: we‧las
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Javanese wĕlas (“pity, compassion, sympathy”).
Noun
ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)
- pity
Adjective
ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)
- sympathetic
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Cognate of Malay belas (“-teen”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Numeral
ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)
- -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “welas” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary , Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special , 2023.