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luwes
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese luwes, from Old Javanese luwĕs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luas, from Proto-Austronesian *luas. Doublet of luas (“wide”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈluwəs/ [ˈlu.wəs]
- Rhymes: -uwəs
- Syllabification: lu‧wes
Adjective
luwês (comparative lebih luwes, superlative paling luwes)
Derived terms
- keluwesan
- meluweskan
Further reading
- “luwes”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
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Javanese
Romanization
luwes
- romanization of ꦭꦸꦮꦼꦱ꧀
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