ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀
Roman	wadon

Etymology

Reconstructed as ꦮꦢꦸ (wadu, “troop”) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an), from Old Javanese wadon, wadwan (“woman, female”). Compare to Balinese ᬯᬥᬹ (wadu, “female”).

Noun

ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (ngoko ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀, krama ꦲꦺꦱ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (éstri), krama inggil ꦥꦸꦠꦿꦶ (putri))

female

Alternative forms

ꦮꦢ꧀ꦮꦤ꧀ (wadwan) (literary)

Derived terms

ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (bocah wadon)
ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kanca wadon)
ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (wong wadon)

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