ꦭꦪꦁ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦭꦪꦁ
• Roman: layang, lajang (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese layaṅ (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.jaŋ/
• Rhymes: -jaŋ
• Hyphenation: la‧yang

Noun

ꦭꦪꦁ (layang)

1. letter

   Synonyms: ꦤꦮꦭ (nawala), ꦱꦸꦫꦠ꧀ (surat)

2. book

   Synonyms: ꦧꦸꦏꦸ (buku), ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (pustaka)

   Hyponym: ꦏꦶꦠꦧ꧀ (kitab)

Synonyms

• ꦱꦼꦫꦠ꧀ (serat) (krama)

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “layang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN