layu

Balinese

Romanization

layu

1. Romanization of ᬮᬬᬸ (“wilted, faded, pale”)
2. Romanization of ᬮᬬᬹ (“course, walk, flight”)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay layu, from Proto-Austronesian *layu (“wither, wilt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ju/
• Rhymes: -ju
• Hyphenation: la‧yu

Adjective

layu

1. wilted
2. faded, withered.
3. pale, faded
4. suffer

Derived terms

• kelayuan
• layu-layuan
• melayu
• pelayuan

 

• layu bakteri
• layu bunga
• layu fusarium

 

Further reading

• “layu” 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

layu

1. Romanization of ꦭꦪꦸ

Malay

Adjective

layu (Jawi spelling لايو)

1. withered, wilted

   Oleh sebab matahari terik, segala tumbuhan di sini telah layu.

   Due to the blazing sun, all the plants here have withered.

Verb

layu (Jawi spelling لايو)

1. wither, wilt
2. languish

Derived terms

• kelayuan
• layu bunga
• layu-layuan
• layu-melayu
• layuan
• melayu-layu
• melayukan
• pelayu

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: layu

Further reading

• “layu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ju/
• Rhymes: -ju
• Homophone: layū
• Hyphenation: la‧yu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *layu (“wither, wilt”).

Noun

layu

1. languishing, withering

Derived terms

• alayu
• laywan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦭꦪꦸ (layu, “to wither, to fade”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

layu

1. pennant, streamer

Derived terms

• layu-layu
• linayu-layu
• malayu-layu

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦭꦪꦸ (layu, “pennant, streamer”)

Further reading

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