wataṅ

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ. Doublet of baṭaṅ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.taŋ/
  • Rhymes: -taŋ
  • Hyphenation: wa‧taṅ

Noun

wataṅ

  1. tree, trunk
  2. bar
  3. pole
  4. constellation

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Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦮꦠꦁ (watang) (inherited)

Further reading

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