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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वान (śvāna, “dog”).
Noun
śwāna
- dog
- Synonyms: añjiṅ, asu, camari, cambra, camra, camuru, sarama, śona, śwāna
Descendants
Further reading
- "śwāna" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.