jamu

See also: яму

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒamu/
• Hyphenation: ja‧mu

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦗꦩꦸ (jamu).

Noun

jamu (plural jamu-jamu, first-person possessive jamuku, second-person possessive jamumu, third-person possessive jamunya)

1. herbal remedies

Derived terms

• jejamu

 

Compounds

• jamu bersalin
• jamu gendong
• jamu godokan
• jamu jawa
• jamu pembasuh negeri
• jamu rebusan

 

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦗꦩꦸ (jamu).

Noun

jamu

1. guest

   Synonym: tamu

Derived terms

• berjamu
• jamuan
• memperjamu
• menjamu
• menjamukan
• penjamuan
• perjamuan

 

Compounds

• jamu sukut

 

Further reading

• “jamu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Japanese

Romanization

jamu

1. Rōmaji transcription of ジャム

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Javanese

Alternative forms

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦗꦩꦸ
Pegon
Roman	jamu

Noun

jamu (ngoko jamu, krama madya jampi, krama inggil loloh)

1. herbal medicine especially one that is drunk

Descendants

• → Banyumasan: jamu
• → Betawi: jamu
• → English: jamu (learned)
• → Indonesian: jamu
• → Malay: jamu
• ⇒ Dutch: djamoe

References

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jamu (Cyrillic spelling јаму)

1. accusative singular of jama