ꦮꦺꦴꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese wĕas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas (“husked rice”).

Noun

ꦮꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (wos) (krama)

1. uncooked rice

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦧꦼꦫꦱ꧀ (beras)

2. essence; contents; gist of the matter

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wos”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN