layu

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Balinese

Romanization

layu

  1. Romanization of ᬮᬬᬸ (wilted, faded, pale)
  2. Romanization of ᬮᬬᬹ (course, walk, flight)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay layu, from Proto-Austronesian *layu (wither, wilt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈla.ju/
  • Rhymes: -ju
  • Hyphenation: la‧yu

Adjective

layu

  1. wilted
  2. faded, withered.
  3. pale, faded
  4. suffer

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

layu

  1. Romanization of ꦭꦪꦸ

Malay

Adjective

layu (Jawi spelling لايو)

  1. withered
  2. wilted

Verb

layu (Jawi spelling لايو)

  1. wither
  2. wilt
  3. languish

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: layu

Further reading

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *layu (wither, wilt).

Noun

layu

  1. languishing, withering
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

layu

  1. pennant, streamer
Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

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