Jawa
English
Etymology
Genericization of a trade name and its founders. Acronym of "Ja"neček and "Wa"nderer.
Balinese
French
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay Jawa, from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa),
- From Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley, grain”).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawa, from Proto-Austronesian *zawa. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦼꦮꦮꦸꦠ꧀ (jewawut, “foxtail millet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.wa/
- Hyphenation: Ja‧wa
- Rhymes: -wa, -a
Further reading
- “Jawa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.va/
- Rhymes: -ava
- Syllabification: Ja‧wa
- Homophone: jawa
Declension
Declension of Jawa
singular | |
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nominative | Jawa |
genitive | Jawy |
dative | Jawie |
accusative | Jawę |
instrumental | Jawą |
locative | Jawie |
vocative | Jawo |
Further reading
- Jawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tausug
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