ꦮꦼꦱꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wesi, from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wə.si/
  • Rhymes: -si
  • Hyphenation: we‧si

Noun

ꦮꦼꦱꦶ (wesi)

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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