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Javanese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Javanese uwak, uwa, uha, huwa (“uncle; aunt; address to non-relative older person; attendant”), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.
Noun
ꦮꦏ꧀ (wak)
- (dialect) aunt
- (dialect) uncle
- (archaic) Aphetic form of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀ (awak)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Javanese uwa, uha, ūha (“comprehending; consideration, deliberation, examination; supposition, conclusion, inference”), from Sanskrit ऊह (ūha, “consideration, deliberation, examination”).
Verb
ꦮꦏ꧀ (wak)
- (archaic) to speak
- (archaic) to say
- to act in a rowdy way, to show off and create nuisance.
Further reading
- “wak” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary , Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special , 2023.