ꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese suhun (“to raise over the head; to pay homage; to accept respectfully; to ask respectfully”). Doublet of ꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (suwun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /su.hun/
  • Rhymes: -hun
  • Hyphenation: su‧hun

Verb

ꦱꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (suhun)

  1. to ask
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦚ꧀ꦗꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (njaluk), (krama andhap) ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “suhun”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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