ꦲꦫꦸꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese arus, harus (“current, tidal current, breaker”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (“current (water)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.rus/
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Hyphenation: a‧rus

Noun

ꦲꦫꦸꦱ꧀ (arus)

  1. (dialectal) wave.
  2. (dialectal) air at sea.
  3. blood-like fishy smell.

Adjective

ꦲꦫꦸꦱ꧀ (arus)

  1. (dialectal) worthy

Derived terms
  • ꦔꦫꦸꦱꦶ (ngarusi)
  • ꦔꦫꦸꦱ꧀ꦲꦫꦸꦱꦶ (ngarus-arusi)

Descendants
  • >? Malay: harus
    • > Indonesian: harus (inherited)

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