ꦮꦶꦠ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wit (“tree; stem; base, foundation; origin, cause”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wit/
  • Rhymes: -wit
  • Hyphenation: wit

Noun

ꦮꦶꦠ꧀ (wit)

  1. tree
    ꦲꦏꦺꦃꦮꦶꦠ꧀ꦥꦼꦊꦩ꧀ꦲꦶꦁꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ꧉ ― Akèh wit pelem ing Semarang. ― There are many mango trees in Semarang.
  2. root
  3. origin
  4. cause

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “wit” 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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