Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese arus, harus (current, tidal current, breaker), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (current (water)).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.rus/
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Hyphenation: a‧rus

Noun edit

ꦲꦫꦸꦱ꧀ (arus)

  1. (dialectal) wave.
  2. (dialectal) air at sea.
  3. blood-like fishy smell.

Adjective edit

ꦲꦫꦸꦱ꧀ (arus)

  1. (dialectal) worthy

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • >? Malay: harus
    • > Indonesian: harus (inherited)

Further reading edit

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