ꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese tos (“descendant, offspring; product”), twas (“hardness; core, heart”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teRas (“heartwood of a tree, hard, durable core of wood; ironwood tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔs/
• Rhymes: -tɔs
• Hyphenation: tos

Noun

ꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (tos)

1. hardness
2. value
3. (krama) glutinous rice

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦏꦼꦠꦤ꧀ (ketan)

Adjective

ꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (tos)

1. true, real

Further reading

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