Javanese

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Etymology

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Affixed ꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (suhun) +‎ -ꦲꦶꦤ꧀- (-in-), inherited from Old Javanese sinuhun.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /si.nu.hun/
  • Rhymes: -hun
  • Hyphenation: si‧nu‧hun

Verb

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ꦱꦶꦤꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (sinuhun)

  1. to carry on the head
  2. to honour, to revere

Pronoun

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ꦱꦶꦤꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (sinuhun)

  1. Your Highness

Descendants

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  • Malay: sinuhun, senuhun
    > Indonesian: sinuhun (inherited)

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “sinuhun”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN