bengawan

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan, “large river”), from Old Javanese baṅawan (“(great) river”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bêngawan (first-person possessive bengawanku, second-person possessive bengawanmu, third-person possessive bengawannya)

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)
    Bengawan Solo ― name of longest river in Jawa island
  2. (literary) swamp

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Javanese

Romanization

bengawan

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀

Malay

bengawan

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese bengawan.

Pronunciation

Noun

bengawan (Jawi spelling بڠاون, plural bengawan-bengawan, informal 1st possessive bengawanku, 2nd possessive bengawanmu, 3rd possessive bengawannya)

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

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