ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦂ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖu.wʊr/
• Rhymes: -wʊr
• Hyphenation: dhu‧wur

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese luhur, ruhur, ḍuhur (“above”).

Adjective

ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦂ (dhuwur) (ngoko)

1. high
2. tall

Synonyms

• (krama) ꦲꦶꦁꦒꦶꦭ꧀ (inggil)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦼꦝꦸꦮꦸꦉꦤ꧀ (kedhuwuren)
• ꦝꦼꦝꦸꦮꦸꦫꦤ꧀ (dhedhuwuran)
• ꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦂ (ndhuwur)
• ꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦫꦏꦺ (ndhuwuraké)
• ꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦫꦶ (ndhuwuri)
• ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦂ (pandhuwur)
• ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦫꦤ꧀ (pandhuwuran)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr).

Noun

ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦂ (dhuwur)

1. (Islam) midday prayer

Further reading

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