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Old Javanese
Etymology
Unknown, probably from affixed awan, hawan (“way, road, vehicle”) + baṅ-.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ŋa.wan/
- Rhymes: -wan
- Hyphenation: ba‧nga‧wan
Noun
baṅawan
- large river
- Synonyms: baṅawan, gaṅgā, gĕṅga, kali, kaweri, loh, lwah, nadī, prawāha, saraswat, sarit, sindhu, suṅe, suṅhe, suṅeṅ, suṅhay, suṅi
Descendants
References
- "baṅawan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.