ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀

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Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Javanese lĕmĕs (pliancy, suppleness, slenderness; softness, silkiness).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀ (lemes)

  1. pliant, supple
  2. weak, soft
  3. refined, smooth
  4. yielding

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: lemas (semantic loan)

Further reading[edit]

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