ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese lĕmĕs (“pliancy, suppleness, slenderness; softness, silkiness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.məs/

Adjective

ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀ (lemes)

1. pliant, supple
2. weak, soft
3. refined, smooth
4. yielding

Descendants

• → Indonesian: lemas (semantic loan)
• → Sundanese: ᮜᮨᮙᮨᮞ᮪ (lemes)
  • → Indonesian: lemas (semantic loan)

Further reading

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