birū

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.ru/
  • Rhymes: -ru
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ru

Adjective

birū

  1. blue

Derived terms

  • abirū
  • bibiron

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦧꦶꦫꦸ (biru) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "birū" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.