Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese jĕne (turmeric).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ne
  • Hyphenation: je‧né

Adjective

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ꦗꦼꦤꦺ (jené)

  1. (polite) yellow (having yellow as its colour)
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦏꦸꦤꦶꦁ (kuning), (krama) ꦗꦼꦤꦺ (jené)

Noun

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ꦗꦼꦤꦺ (jené)

  1. (polite) yellow (colour)
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦏꦸꦤꦶꦁ (kuning), (krama) ꦗꦼꦤꦺ (jené)

Further reading

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