ꦧꦲꦸ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.hu/
• Rhymes: -hu
• Hyphenation: ba‧hu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese bāhu (“arm”), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús (“arm”).

Noun

ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)

1. shoulder, upper arm.

   Synonym: ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦏ꧀ (pundhak)

2. labour, manpower.
3. village assistant

Etymology 2

Probably similar to Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)

1. (historical) a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.

Descendants

• → Dutch: bouw
• → Indonesian: bau

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese bahu (“many, much, frequent”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “a lot”).

Adjective

ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu)

1. many, much, frequent

Derived terms

• ꦧꦲꦸꦮꦂꦤ (bahuwarna)
• ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦱ꧀ꦠꦿ (bahusastra)
• ꦧꦲꦸꦱꦸꦏꦸ (bahusuku)

 

Further reading

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