èstri

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese estri, istri, strī (“woman, female; wife”), from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tri/
  • Rhymes: -tri
  • Hyphenation: ès‧tri

Noun

èstri (Carakan spelling ꦲꦺꦱ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ)

  1. (polite) female

Derived terms

  • laré èstri
  • kanca èstri
  • tiyang èstri

Further reading

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