wuyah

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓɔɔh (salt).

Noun

wuyah

  1. salt

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • amuyahi
  • awuyah-wuyah mata
  • mawuyah

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦸꦪꦃ (uyah) (inherited)

Further reading

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