ꦮꦢꦤ

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Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wadana (“face; chief, head”), from Sanskrit वदन (vadana, “mouth, face”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.da.na/, /wa.dɔ.nɔ/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: wa‧da‧na

Noun

ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana)

  1. face
    Synonym: ꦫꦲꦶ (rahi)
  2. (literary) mouth
  3. (literary) leader
  4. head of an administrative district.

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Descendants

  • → Indonesian: wedana (“assistant regent”)

Further reading

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