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Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese wana, from Sanskrit वन (vana, “forest, grove, thicket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ꦮꦤ (wana)
- (krama) forest, wood
- Synonym: (ngoko) ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas)
- (dialectal) field
Descendants
References
- "ꦮꦤ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Sanskrit वन (vana, “forest, grove, thicket”).
Noun
ꦮꦤ (wana)
- forest, wood
References
- "ꦮꦤ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.