Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese lyan (other, different), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lian (to change appearance).

Adjective

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ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ (lèn)

  1. (dialectal) different, distinct
    Synonyms: ꦧꦤꦺꦃ (banèh), ꦧꦺꦢ (béda), ꦧꦺꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦁ (bèncèng), ꦧꦺꦤꦺꦃ (bènèh), ꦧꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (bènten), ꦧ꧀ꦭꦺꦢꦿꦸ (blèdru), ꦢꦸꦢꦸ (dudu), ꦏꦕꦺꦏ꧀ (kacèk), ꦏꦲꦺꦴꦠ꧀ (kahot), ꦭꦲꦺꦤ꧀ (laèn), ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ (lèn), ꦭꦶꦪ (liya), ꦭꦾꦤ꧀ (lyan), ꦥꦲꦺ (pahé), ꦱꦤꦺꦱ꧀ (sanès), ꦱꦺꦗꦺ (séjé), ꦱꦺꦭꦺ (sélé), ꦱꦺꦪꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (séyos), ꦱꦶꦮꦃ (siwah), ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦚ꧀ꦕ (slénca), ꦱ꧀ꦭꦺꦮꦃ (sléwah), ꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦶ (undhi), ꦮꦶꦁꦮꦭ꧀ (wingwal)

Further reading

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