cêmani

Javanese

Romanization

cêmani

1. Alternative spelling of cemani Romanization of ꦕꦼꦩꦤꦶ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compare to Old Javanese cāmani, cāmanīya, ācamanīya (“water used for purification”), from Sanskrit आचमनीय (ācamanīya).

Compare to Proto-Austronesian *Cumay (“Formosan black bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cə.ma.nī/
• Hyphenation: cê‧ma‧ni

Noun

cêmani

1. thoroughly black (even to the inner part).

Descendants

• Balinese: ᬘᭂᬫᬦᬶ (cêmani)
• Javanese: ꦕꦼꦩꦤꦶ (cêmani)
  • Banyumasan: cemani
  • ⇒ Indonesian: cemani
    • ⇒ Indonesian: ayam cemani
      • ⇒ English: ayam cemani
• Osing: cemani
• Tengger: cemani