ꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese suhun (“to raise over the head; to pay homage; to accept respectfully; to ask respectfully”). Doublet of ꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (suhun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.wun/
• Rhymes: -wun
• Hyphenation: su‧wun

Verb

ꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (suwun)

1. (krama andhap) to ask (humbly)

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦚ꧀ꦗꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (njaluk), (krama andhap) ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kasuwun)
• ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun)
• ꦚꦺꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyényuwun)
• ꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nuwun)
• ꦤꦺꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nénuwun)
• ꦥꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤꦤ꧀ (panyuwunan)
• ꦥꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (panuwun)

 

• ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ꦥꦶꦂꦱ (nyuwun pirsa)

 

Further reading

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