ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wə.las/
  • Rhymes: -las
  • Hyphenation: we‧las

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese wĕlas (“pity, compassion, sympathy”).

Noun

ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)

  1. pity

Adjective

ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)

  1. sympathetic

Derived terms

  • ꦏꦩꦶꦮꦼꦭꦱꦼꦤ꧀ (kamiwelasen)
  • ꦢꦶꦮꦼꦭꦱꦶ (diwelasi)
  • ꦥꦶꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (piwelas)
  • ꦩꦼꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (memelas)
  • ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (melas)
  • ꦮꦼꦭꦱꦤ꧀ (welasan)
  • ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦂꦱ (melas arsa)
  • ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (melas ayun)
  • ꦩꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦱꦶꦃ (melas asih)
  • ꦩ꧀ꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦂꦱ (mlas arsa)
  • ꦩ꧀ꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (mlas ayun)
  • ꦩ꧀ꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦱꦶꦃ (mlas asih)
  • ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦂꦱ (welas arsa)
  • ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (welas ayun)
  • ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ꦲꦱꦶꦃ (welas asih)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: welas
  • → Malay: ويلس (welas)

Etymology 2

Cognate of Malay belas (“-teen”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Numeral

ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (welas)

  1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)
Derived terms
  • ꦏꦭꦶꦃꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (kalih welas)
  • ꦒꦁꦱꦭ꧀ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (gangsal welas)
  • ꦠꦶꦒꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (tiga welas)
  • ꦱꦼꦏꦮꦤ꧀ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (sekawan welas)
  • ꦲꦼꦤꦼꦩ꧀ꦮꦼꦭꦱ꧀ (enem welas)

Further reading

  • “welas” 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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