hayu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw (compare Indonesian kayu, Tagalog kahoy, Fijian kau).

hayu

1. wood.

hayu

1. Rōmaji transcription of はゆ

hayu

1. dog

Probably borrowed from Sanskrit आयु (āyu, “living; lifetime”), thus doublet of ayu and ayuh. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

hayu

1. good, goodness, rightness, virtuousness, well-being, welfare
2. happiness, felicity
3. beauty, loveliness
4. alternative spelling of ayu (“harmony”)

• ayu

• Javanese: ꦲꦪꦸ (ayu)
• → Balinese: ᬳᬬᬸ (ayu)
• → Malay: ayu
  • Indonesian: ayu

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

hayu

1. wood

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 1.

Cognate with Indonesian ayo, Malay ayuh, and Javanese ꦲꦪꦺꦴ (ayo, “come on, let's, please”)

• IPA^(key): /ha.ˈju/

hayu

1. come on! let's go!

   Hayu urang ka basisir! Hayu urang ngojay! Hayu urang maén golf

   Let's go to the beach! Let's go swimming! Let's go golfing!