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Old Javanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiR. Doublet of air. Compare Malay air.
Noun
wwe
- water
- Synonyms: air, bañu, jahnī, jala, salila, tīrtha, toya, uda, wari
Usage notes
Zoetmulder used Old Javanese we as primary entry for sun and day sense, while Old Javanese wwe used for water as primary entry.
Descendants
- > Javanese: ꦮꦺ (wé) (inherited)
Etymology 2
Noun
wwe
- Alternative spelling of we (“sun, day”)
Further reading
- "wwe" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.