ꦲꦭꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese alas (“forest”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas, from Proto-Austronesian *Salas. Cognate with Balinese ᬳᬮᬲ᭄ (alas), Malagasy ala.

Noun

ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas)

1. (ngoko) forest

   Synonym: (krama) ꦮꦤ (wana)

2. fields outside a village

Descendants

• → Indonesian: alas

References

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