ᬚᬯ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese jawa (“grain”), from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley, grain”).
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawa, from Proto-Austronesian *zawa (“millet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.wə/
Rhymes: -wə
Hyphenation: Ja‧wa

Proper noun

ᬚᬯ (Jawa)

Java (an island in Indonesia)

Noun

ᬚᬯ (jawa)

millet

Further reading

“jawa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

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