ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ

Javanese
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ
Roman sêmbah

Etymology

From Old Javanese sĕmbah.[1] Compare Old Khmer saṃbaḥ ~ sambaḥ; whence Khmer សំពះ (sɑmpĕəh).

Noun

ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ (sembah)

  1. 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.
  2. one's respect, one's high regards

Derived terms
  • ꦚꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ (nyembah)
  • ꦥꦤꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦲꦤ꧀ (panembahan)
  • ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ-ꦧꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (sembah-bekti)
  • ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ-ꦱꦸꦁꦏꦼꦩ꧀ (sembah-sungkem)
  • ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ-ꦱꦸꦗꦸꦢ꧀ (sembah-sujud)

Descendants
  • →? Malay: sembah
    • Indonesian: sembah
    • → Cebuano: simba
    • →? Makasar: somba
    • → Maranao: simba
    • → Min Nan: 占巴
    • → Tagalog: samba
    • →? Toba Batak: somba
    • → Urak Lawoi': ซือมัฮ (semah)

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