hyas

Old Javanese

Etymology 1

Unknown, Malay hias. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hyas

  1. ornaments,
  2. attire,
  3. finery, make-up

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • ahyas
  • amahesi
  • apaesan
  • apahes
  • apahyasan
  • apayasan
  • aṅesi
  • aṅhyasi
  • hinyas
  • hinyasan
  • hyasan
  • iṅesan
  • paes
  • paesan
  • pahyas
  • pahyas-hyasan
  • pahyasan
  • papahes
  • payas
  • payasan
  • pinahyasan

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦾꦱ꧀ (yas)

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

hyas

  1. to sigh
  2. to howl (wind)

Further reading

  • "hyas" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.