ꦲꦱꦸ

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Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦲꦱꦸ
Pegon
Roman asu, asoe

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ꦲꦱꦸ (asu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu. Compare Tagalog aso.

Noun

ꦲꦱꦸ (asu)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦱꦸ (asu), (krama) ꦱꦒꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (sagawon), ꦧꦲꦸꦁ (bahung), ꦕꦼꦩꦼꦫ (cemera), ꦱꦺꦴꦤ (sona)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: asu (fuck, shit)

References

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “asu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • "asu" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

Old Javanese

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese ꦲꦱꦸ
Balinese
Roman asu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

ꦲꦱꦸ (asu)

  1. dog

References

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