ꦫꦪꦶ

Javanese
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦫꦪꦶ
Roman rayi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rayi, yayi, rari, ayi, ari (“younger sibling”), probably raray, rare (“small child; young person”), probably Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji (“younger sibling”).

Noun

ꦫꦪꦶ (rayi)

  1. (honorific) younger sibling
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦝꦶ (adhi), (krama inggil) ꦫꦪꦶ (rayi)
    1. (honorific) younger brother
    2. (honorific) younger sister

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