Javanese

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Etymology

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Affixed ꦱꦿꦶ (sri) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese aśrī (beautiful, radiant).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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ꦲꦱꦿꦶ (asri)

  1. good
  2. beautiful
  3. pleasing

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: asri (beautiful)

Further reading

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