ꦲꦏꦸꦮꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦏꦸꦮꦸ (kuwu, “head, chief of village; village chief's messenger”) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese akuwu (“to have a dwelling, live in a kuwu; to be head of a kuwu, reside”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ku.wu/
  • Rhymes: -wu
  • Hyphenation: a‧ku‧wu

Noun

ꦲꦏꦸꦮꦸ (akuwu)

  1. (archaic) head, chief of village

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: akuwu

Further reading

  • “akuwu” 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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