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Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the other islands”, literally “island + other, as a whole”). Doublet of ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara).
Proper noun
ꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nuswantara)
- Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.
- Endonym for the Republic of Indonesia, including everything contained in it (i.e., the regions, people, cultures, languages, etc.).
- Capital city of the Republic of Indonesia.
- (historical, archaic) The conquered territories of the Majapahit empire, corresponding to present-day Indonesia (main) and several Southeast Asian countries.
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “Nuswantara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN