ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ
Javanese
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Carakan | ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ |
| Roman | sêmbah |
Etymology
From Old Javanese sĕmbah.[1] Compare Old Khmer saṃbaḥ ~ sambaḥ; whence Khmer សំពះ (sɑmpĕəh).
Noun
ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ
- A gesture of high esteem made to a superior by holding the hands before the face, palms together, thumbs approaching the nose, and bowing the head slightly.
- one's respect, one's high regards
Derived terms
- ꦚꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ (nyembah)
- ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ-ꦧꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (sembah-bekti)
- ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ-ꦱꦸꦁꦏꦼꦩ꧀ (sembah-sungkem)
- ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ-ꦱꦸꦗꦸꦢ꧀ (sembah-sujud)
Descendants
- → Balinese: sembah
- →? Malay: sembah
- Indonesian: sembah
- → Cebuano: simba
- →? Makasar: somba
- → Maranao: simba
- → Min Nan: 占巴
- → Tagalog: samba
- →? Toba Batak: somba
- → Urak Lawoi': ซือมัฮ (semah)
References
- "ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.