sĕmu

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sməʔ, *sməh (“equal, alike”). Compare with Old Mon smoḥ (“to be equal, alike”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə.mu/
  • Rhymes: -mu
  • Hyphenation: sĕ‧mu

Noun

sĕmu

  1. outward appearance, the look of ... , making itself visible or audible.

Adjective

sĕmu

  1. alternative spelling of asĕmu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩꦸ (semu) (inherited)
  • → Malay: سمو (semu)
    • > Indonesian: semu (inherited)

Further reading

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