ꦥꦿꦧꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prabhāwa (“might, power, strength; an extraordinary, supernatural potency; light”), from Sanskrit प्रभाव (prabhāva, “importance; greatness; prowess; influence; impact”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pra.bɔ.wɔ/
  • Rhymes: -wɔ
  • Hyphenation: pra‧ba‧wa

Noun

ꦥꦿꦧꦮ (prabawa)

  1. awesomeness, majesty, splendour
  2. authority
  3. nobility
  4. supernatural power
  5. ruler
  6. power

Derived terms
  • ꦩꦿꦧꦮꦤꦶ (mrabawani)

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: perbawa

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “prabawa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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