Javanese

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Alternative forms

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  • Carakan: ꦊꦩꦸ
  • Roman: lêmu

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese lĕmu (fatness), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lemu (weak, frail; gentle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lə.mu/
  • Rhymes: -mu
  • Hyphenation: le‧mu

Adjective

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ꦊꦩꦸ (lemu) (ngoko)

  1. fat, fleshy
  2. luxuriant

Synonyms

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Further reading

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