ꦧꦶꦩ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bhīma (“terrific, terrible, formidable”), from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma, “terrific”). Doublet of ꦨꦶꦩ (Bima).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bi.mɔ/
  • Rhymes: -mɔ
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ma

Adjective

ꦧꦶꦩ (bima)

  1. (literary) frightening
  2. (literary) awesome

Proper noun

ꦧꦶꦩ (Bima)

  1. Alternative spelling of ꦨꦶꦩ (Bima)

Derived terms

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