śwāna

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वान (śvāna, dog).

Noun

śwāna

  1. dog
    Synonyms: añjiṅ, asu, camari, cambra, camra, camuru, sarama, śona, śwāna

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦱꦺꦴꦤ (sona) (inherited)

Further reading

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