ꦩꦱ꧀

From Old Javanese mas, hĕmas, ĕmas, or mās ("gold"). Probably from Sanskrit माष (māṣa), a bean; a particular weight of gold.

• IPA^(key): /mas/

ꦩꦱ꧀ (mas)

1. gold; a valuable precious metal.

   Iki cincin saka mas.

   This ring is made of gold.

2. (figurative) something precious; darling, beloved (term of endearment).

   Mas kula…

   My dear…

• mas adi — fine, pure gold
• mas wurung — mineral with crystalline surfaces (possibly antimony)

ꦩꦱ꧀ (mas)

1. A respectful title for a man of good social standing in Javanese society.

   Mas Jaka rawuh.

   Mr. Jaka has arrived.

2. (kinship) respectful address to one’s older brother or respected male; also used by a wife to refer to her husband.

   Kangmas kula wonten pundi?

   Where is my husband/older brother?

• mas ajêng — respectable married woman
• mas ayu — lower noble title than radèn ayu
• bok mas, êmbok mas — respectable woman (rank equivalent to male *mas*)
• mas lara — daughter of a *mas ngabèi* (noble)
• mas agus — unmarried son of a *mas ngabèi*
• bagus, gus — son of a *mas*

• kangmas — respectful form addressing elder brother/husband
• adhimas, dhimas — respectful form addressing younger brother among nobles

ꦩꦱ꧀ (mas)

1. (figurative) to flatter, coax someone by calling them “mas” (from ngêmas-êmas)
2. to have something worked on by a goldsmith (from ngamasaké)

   Cinciné arep dimasaké.

   The ring is going to be worked on by a goldsmith.

• ngêmas-êmas — to flatter by addressing as *mas*
• kêmasan — goldsmith
• ngamasaké — to take to a goldsmith
• mas-mas — interjection of astonishment
• mas-masan, mas-êmasan — imitation gold; fake gold
• bakul mas-masan — seller of gold or imitation items
• kêmbang mas — gold ornamentation in a blade
• mas kinikir — a yellow flower (African marigold)
• gédhang mas — a small golden-yellow banana