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Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”). Cognate with Sundanese cadas, Tagalog balas.
Noun
ꦮꦢꦱ꧀ (wadas)
- (geology) sandstone: a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wadas”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN