nyaho

Old Sundanese

Verb

nyaho

1. to know
   • 1518, Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian:

     Lamun dék nyaho di puhun suka lawan énak ma ingetkeun saur sang darma pitutur.

     If one wisheth to know the source of pleasure and enjoyment, doth one remember the words of Sang Darmapitutur.

Descendants

• > Sundanese: nyaho (“to know”) (inherited)

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes (ᮜᮨᮙᮨᮞ᮪)	uninga, terang
loma (ᮜᮧᮙ)	apal
kasar (ᮊᮞᮁ)	nyaho

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese nyaho

Verb

nyaho

1. (informal, vulgar) to know

   Nyaho can tangtu ngarti.

   Knowing does not necessarily mean understanding.

Derived terms

• kanyaho
• kanyahoan
• méré nyaho
• nganyahoan
• nyanyahoanan

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij