ꦧꦲꦸ
Javanese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Javanese bāhu (“arm”), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”).
Noun edit
ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)
Etymology 2 edit
Probably similar to Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)
- (historical) a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
Inherited from Old Javanese bahu (“many, much, frequent”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “a lot”).
Adjective edit
ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bahu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN