ꦕꦼꦩꦼꦛꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese cĕmĕṭi, camĕṭi (“whip”), from Tamil சம்மட்டி (cammaṭṭi, “horse-whip, large hammer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.mə.ʈi/
  • Rhymes: -ʈi
  • Hyphenation: ce‧me‧thi

Noun

ꦕꦼꦩꦼꦛꦶ (cemethi)

  1. whip.
    Synonym: ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦁ (tembung)

Derived terms
  • ꦚꦼꦩꦼꦛꦶ (nyemethi)

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