wadana

Javanese

Romanization

wadana

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦢꦤ.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वदन (vadana, “mouth, face”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wa.da.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: wa‧da‧na

Noun

wadana

  1. face, head
  2. chief, head

Derived terms
  • amadanani
  • hastiwadana
  • jalawadana
  • krodhawadana
  • praṅwadana
  • suwadana

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana, “face; mouth; leader; head of an administrative district”), ꦮꦼꦢꦤ (wedana)
    • → Indonesian: wedana (“assistant regent”)

Further reading
  • "wadana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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