luhur
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦸꦲꦸꦂ (luhur, “noble; exalted”), from Old Javanese luhur (“height”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈluhur/ [ˈlu.hʊr]
- Rhymes: -uhur
- Syllabification: lu‧hur
Adjective
luhur (comparative lebih luhur, superlative paling luhur)
Further reading
- “luhur”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Javanese
Romanization
luhur
- romanization of ꦭꦸꦲꦸꦂ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Doublet of ḍuhur, ruhur, and luhur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lu.hur/
- Rhymes: -hur
- Hyphenation: lu‧hur
Noun
luhur
Alternative forms
- luhur
Derived terms
- aluhur
- kaluhuran
- piṅluhur
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦭꦸꦲꦸꦂ (luhur)
Further reading
- "luhur" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Sundanese
Etymology
Might be akin to Javanese dhuwur.
Adjective
luhur