ꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀

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Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

ꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (suwun)

  1. (krama andhap) to ask (humbly)
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦚ꧀ꦗꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (njaluk), (krama andhap) ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun)

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Further reading[edit]

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