lāwan

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (oppose, go against someone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lawan/
  • Hyphenation: la‧wan

Noun

lāwan

  1. adversary, opponent, rival

Conjunction

lāwan

  1. and

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan)
    • Banjarese: lawan