ꦩꦫꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦫꦺꦴ (ro, “two”) +‎ ꦩ- (ma-, “active verbal prefix”), inherited from Old Javanese madu, maru (“co-wife”) (compare Malay madu, Indonesian madu).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ꦩꦫꦸ (maru)

  1. concubine

Derived terms

  • ꦩꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (maron)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “maru”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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