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Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luas (“outside; spacious; roomy”). Doublet of luwĕs.
Noun
lwā
- breadth
- width
Derived terms
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.