wilis

Balinese

Romanization

wilis

1. Romanization of ᬯᬶᬮᬶᬲ᭄

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦶꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (wilis, “green”), from Old Javanese wilis (“green; dark-green; fresh; young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.lɪs/
• Rhymes: -lɪs
• Hyphenation: wi‧lis

Adjective

wilis

1. dark green

   Synonym: hijau tua

2. myrtle

   wilis:  

Further reading

• “wilis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia

Javanese

Romanization

wilis

1. Romanization of ꦮꦶꦭꦶꦱ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wilɪs/
• Rhymes: -lɪs
• Hyphenation: wi‧lis

Adjective

wilis

1. green; dark-green
2. fresh
3. young

Derived terms

• awilis
• mawilis
• mawiwilis

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦶꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (wilis, “green”)
  • → Indonesian: wilis (“dark green”)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬶᬮᬶᬲ᭄ (wilis, “green”)