lwā

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luas (outside; spacious; roomy). Doublet of luwĕs.

Noun

lwā

  1. breadth
  2. width

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Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦭ꧀ꦮ (lwa) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "lwā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.