layū
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *laRiw (“run, run away, flee, escape”). Cognate of Malay lari.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
layū
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Javanese: ꦭꦪꦸ (layu, “running pace; runner, courier”)
- → Balinese: ᬮᬬᬹ (layu, “course, walk, flight”)
Further reading edit
- "layū" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.