śwāna

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वान (śvāna, “dog”).

Noun

śwāna

1. dog

   Synonyms: añjiṅ, asu, camari, cambra, camra, camuru, sarama, śona, śwāna

Alternative forms

• śona

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦺꦴꦤ (sona) (inherited)

Further reading

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