ꦭꦧꦸꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.bʊh/
  • Rhymes: -bʊh
  • Hyphenation: la‧buh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese labuh (“to end; to come to an end”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *labuq (“to fall; drop anchor”).

Verb

ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh)

  1. to fall
  2. to anchor.
  3. (figurative) to start the field work.

Noun

ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh)

  1. (figurative) wet season

Adjective

ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh)

  1. broken

Derived terms

  • ꦢꦶꦭꦧꦸꦃ (dilabuh)
  • ꦥꦭꦧꦸꦲꦤ꧀ (palabuhan)
  • ꦥ꧀ꦭꦧꦸꦲꦤ꧀ (plabuhan)
  • ꦭꦧꦸꦃꦗꦁꦏꦂ (labuh jangkar)

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ꦭꦧꦸꦃ (labuh)

  1. to do good deed.
Derived terms
  • ꦊꦊꦧꦸꦲꦤ꧀ (lelebuhan)
  • ꦔ꧀ꦭꦧꦸꦲꦶ (nglabuhi)
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: labuh (semantic loan)

Further reading

  • “labuh” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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