ꦊꦧꦸ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləbu/
• Rhymes: -bu
• Hyphenation: le‧bu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese lĕbū (“dust”). Doublet of ꦊꦧꦸꦂ (lebur).

Noun

ꦊꦧꦸ (lebu)

1. dust
2. salt sand

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese lĕbu (“to enter”).

Verb

ꦊꦧꦸ (lebu)

1. (ngoko) to enter

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦊꦧꦸ (lebu), (krama) ꦊꦧꦼꦠ꧀ (lebet)

Derived terms

• ꦊꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (lebon)
• ꦏꦊꦧꦸ (kalebu)
• ꦏꦊꦧꦺꦴꦏꦏꦺ (kalebokaké)
• ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦭꦼꦧꦸꦤꦼꦤ꧀ (kemlebunen)
• ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦭꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kemlebon)
• ꦏ꧀ꦭꦼꦧꦸ (klebu)
• ꦏ꧀ꦭꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤꦤ꧀ (klebonan)
• ꦔ꧀ꦭꦼꦧꦺꦴꦏꦏꦺ (nglebokaké)
• ꦔ꧀ꦭꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤꦶ (ngleboni)
• ꦩꦊꦧꦸ ꦩ꧀ꦭꦼꦧꦸ (malebu mlebu)
• ꦭꦸꦩꦼꦧꦸ (lumebu)

 

Further reading

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