ꦲꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀
Pegon
Roman	atos

Etymology

Affixed ꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (tos, “hard”) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese atwas (“hard”). Compare to Balinese katos.

Adjective

ꦲꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (atos) (krama-ngoko)

1. hard, rigid
2. (figurative) hard to pronounce
3. strong, mighty, hard to beat

See also

• (krama): dipunatos-atos

References

• "atos" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939