lĕmĕs

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Austronesian *lemaq (“soft, weak, slack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.məs/

Noun

lĕmĕs

1. pliancy, suppleness, slenderness
2. softness, silkiness

Derived terms

• alĕmĕs
• alĕmĕs-lĕmĕsan
• alĕmĕsan
• lĕlĕmĕs

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀ (lemes)
  • → Indonesian: lemas (semantic loan)
  • → Sundanese: ᮜᮨᮙᮨᮞ᮪ (lemes)
    • → Indonesian: lemas (semantic loan)
• → Malay: lemas
  • Indonesian: lemas