ᮚᮥᮞ᮪ᮝ

Sundanese

Etymology

From Javanese ꦪꦸꦱ꧀ꦮ (yuswa), from Old Javanese yuṣa, āyuṣa, āyuṣya (“life”), from Sanskrit आयुष्य (āyuṣya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juswa/
• Hyphenation: yus‧wa

Noun

ᮚᮥᮞ᮪ᮝ • (yuswa)

1. (polite) age

   Synonym: ᮅᮙᮥᮁ (umur)

   Yuswana kedah antawis 21 sareng 25 taun.

   The age must be between 21 and 25 years.

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij