wāh

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Old Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, compare Malay bah.

Noun

wāh

  1. flood
  2. torrent
  3. overflowing

Adjective

wāh

  1. abundant

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦮꦃ (wah) (inherited)

Further reading

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