ꦲꦏꦸꦮꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦏꦸꦮꦸ (kuwu, “head, chief of village; village chief's messenger”) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese akuwu (“to have a dwelling, live in a kuwu; to be head of a kuwu, reside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ku.wu/
• Rhymes: -wu
• Hyphenation: a‧ku‧wu

Noun

ꦲꦏꦸꦮꦸ (akuwu)

1. (archaic) head, chief of village

Descendants

• → Indonesian: akuwu

Further reading

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