adiyuswa
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Prefixed adi- + *yuswa, from Javanese yuswa (ꦪꦸꦱ꧀ꦮ, “old”), from Old Javanese yuṣa, āyuṣa, āyuṣya (“life”), from Sanskrit आयुष्य (āyuṣya). Compare to Indonesian usia (“age”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
adiyuswa
- geriatric.
- Synonym: lanjut usia
Further reading[edit]
- “adiyuswa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.