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kayu

kayu

Balinese

Romanization

kayu

  1. Romanization of ᬓᬬᬸ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kayu, from Proto-Malayic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

kayu

  1. wood (substance)
  2. wood (wood from a particular species)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kayu (compare Indonesian kayu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare Chamorro hayu, Fijian kau, Ilocano kayo, Tagalog kahoy), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaju/
  • Rhymes: -aju, -ju, -u

Noun

kayu

  1. wood (substance)
  2. wood (wood from a particular species)

Mapudungun

Numeral

kayu (using Raguileo Alphabet)

Mapudungun cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : kayu
    Ordinal : ?
  1. (cardinal) six

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old Javanese

Noun

kayu

  1. wood, tree