amoh

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦃ (amoh), from Old Javanese amoh (“full of holes, worn out”), amwah (“open, raw, gaping”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamɔh/
• Hyphenation: amoh

Noun

amoh (plural amoh-amoh)

1. (dialect) ragged, worn out

Further reading

• “amoh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

amoh

1. Romanization of ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦃ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed moh, mwah +‎ a-. Doublet of amwah (“open, raw, gaping”).

Adjective

amoh

1. full of holes, worn out

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦃ (amoh) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: amoh

Further reading

• "amoh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.