ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese lĕmĕs (“pliancy, suppleness, slenderness; softness, silkiness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lə.məs/

Adjective

ꦊꦩꦼꦱ꧀ (lemes)

  1. pliant, supple
  2. weak, soft
  3. refined, smooth
  4. yielding

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: lemas (semantic loan)

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