ꦏꦭꦶꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦭꦶꦃ (alih, “to move, to change residence; to change”) +‎ ꦏ- (ka-), inherited from Old Javanese kalih, kālih (“two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɪh/

Numeral

ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (kalih)

1. (krama) two: a numerical value equal to 2; the second number in the set of natural numbers

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦭꦺꦴꦫꦺꦴ (loro), (krama) ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (kalih)

Conjunction

ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (kalih)

1. (madya) and, with

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦏꦫꦺꦴ (karo), (madya) ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (kalih)

Further reading

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