amuhun

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed

puhun +‎ (m)aN- or
suhun (“to ask respectfully”) +‎ (m)aN-. Doublet of anuhun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.mu.hun/

Verb

amuhun

to beg, to beg leave

Descendants

> Javanese: ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun) (inherited)
>? Malay: mohon
- > Indonesian: mohon (inherited)

Further reading

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

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