ꦭꦪ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ.jɔ/
• Rhymes: -jɔ
• Hyphenation: la‧ya

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese laya (“extinction, dissolution, destruction, death; calamity, misfortune, defeat”), from Sanskrit लय (laya, “destruction”).

Adjective

ꦭꦪ (laya)

1. broken, damaged
2. disappear
3. dead

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese laya (“house, dwelling, abode, place of rest”), from Sanskrit लय (laya, “dwelling, house, residence”).

Noun

ꦭꦪ (laya)

1. house
2. place

Further reading

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