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Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed lwat (“sinewy (wiry); tendon, sinew, muscle”) + a- (“adjective form prefix”). Doublet of alot.
Adjective
alwat
- sinewy, wiry
- tough
- sticking, clinging
- tenacious, stubborn, steadfast, unremitting
Further reading
- "alwat" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.