ꦮꦫꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese waru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ru/
• Rhymes: -ru
• Hyphenation: wa‧ru

Noun

ꦮꦫꦸ (waru)

1. (botany) sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: waru

Further reading

• “waru” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.