ꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese suhun (“to raise over the head; to pay homage; to accept respectfully; to ask respectfully”). Doublet of ꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (suwun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.hun/
• Rhymes: -hun
• Hyphenation: su‧hun

Verb

ꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (suhun)

1. to ask

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦚ꧀ꦗꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (njaluk), (krama andhap) ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun)

Derived terms

• ꦚꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuhun)
• ꦱꦸꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤꦤ꧀ (susuhunan)

 

Further reading

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