ꦲꦮꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦮꦱ꧀ (was) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese awās (“clear; bright”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.was/
  • Rhymes: -was
  • Hyphenation: a‧was

Adjective

ꦲꦮꦱ꧀ (awas)

  1. able to see, sighted.
  2. sharp eyesight
  3. alert
  4. clairvoyant

Derived terms
  • ꦔꦮꦱꦏꦺ (ngawasaké)
  • ꦔꦮꦱꦶ (ngawasi)
  • ꦢꦶꦲꦮꦱꦶ (dihawasi)

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