ꦗꦮ

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Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦗꦮ
Pegon جاوا
Roman jawa (standard),
djawa (outdated),
jowo (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese Jawa (“Java, Javanese”), jawa (“grain”),

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Standard, Central–Eastern) /dʒɔ.wɔ/
  • IPA(key): (Banyumasan) /dʒa.waʔ/
  • IPA(key): (Serang) /dʒa.wə/
  • (Standard) Rhymes: -wɔ
  • (Banyumasan) Rhymes: -waʔ
  • (Serang) Rhymes: -wə
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧wa

Proper noun

ꦗꦮ (Jawa)

  1. Java (an island in Indonesia)
  2. (linguistics) Javanese: An indigenous language spoken by Javanese people.

Noun

ꦗꦮ (Jawa)

  1. (anthropology) Javanese: a person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).

Noun

ꦗꦮ (jawa)

  1. Javanese:
    1. (botany) barley
    2. (botany) coffee (a blend of coffee imported from Java island)
    3. (botany) grain
    4. (botany) millet
    5. (botany) tamarind
    6. (zoology) Javanese cat
    7. (zoology) Javan hawk-eagle
    8. (zoology) Javan tiger
    9. (zoology) Javan leopard
    10. (zoology) Javan rhinoceros
  2. indigenous, native
  3. the land of Javanese royals
  4. cultured, civilized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Banyumasan: jawa
  • → Betawi: jawa
  • → Dutch: Java
  • → English: Java, java (learned) (see there for further descendants)
  • → French: Java
  • → German: Java
  • → Indonesian: Jawa, jawa
  • → Japanese: ジャワ
  • → Malay: Jawa, jawa
  • → Polish: Jawa
  • → Portuguese: Java
  • → Spanish: Java
  • → Swedish: Java

Further reading

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