ꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃ
• Roman: putih, poetih, puteh

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese putih (“white”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.

Adjective

ꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃ (putih)

1. (ngoko) white

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃ (putih), (krama) ꦥꦼꦛꦏ꧀ (pethak), ꦱꦺꦠ (séta)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦼꦥꦸꦠꦶꦲꦼꦤ꧀ (keputihen)
• ꦩꦸꦠꦶꦃ (mutih)
• ꦩꦸꦠꦶꦲꦏꦺ (mutihaké)

 

• ꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃꦩꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀ (putih mulus)

 

References

• “putih” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “putih”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN