lĕmĕs

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Austronesian *lemaq (“soft, weak, slack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə.məs/

Noun

lĕmĕs

  1. pliancy, suppleness, slenderness
  2. softness, silkiness

Derived terms

  • alĕmĕs
  • alĕmĕs-lĕmĕsan
  • alĕmĕsan
  • lĕlĕmĕs

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀ (lemes)
    • → Sundanese: lemes
      • → Indonesian: lemas (semantic loan)
  • → Malay: lemas
    • > Indonesian: lemas (inherited)
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