Javanese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Javanese wĕas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas (husked rice).

Noun edit

ꦮꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (wos) (krama)

  1. uncooked rice
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦧꦼꦫꦱ꧀ (beras)
  2. essence; contents; gist of the matter

Further reading edit

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