Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa, paint, colour).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /war.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: war‧ṇa

Noun

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warṇa

  1. appearance, form
  2. aspect
  3. colour
  4. caste
  5. syllable

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦮꦂꦤ (warna) (inherited)
  • Balinese: ᬯᬃᬡ (warna)

Further reading

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