lĕbū

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown. Doublet of lĕbur (destroyed, annihilated, wiped out, melted, dissolved, literally turned into dust). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

lĕbū

  1. dust
    Synonyms: buk, dĕbu, dhūli, lĕbū, pāṅśu, rabu, reṇu, rarab, wāluka

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦊꦧꦸ (lebu) (inherited)

Further reading

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