ᬓᬯᬶ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese kawi (“poet”), from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, “poet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kawi/

Noun

ᬓᬯᬶ (kawi)

1. Old Javanese:
   1. The oldest attested form of Javanese language spoken up to the thirteenth century.
   2. The oldest and most extensive written language of Southeast Asia (chiefly, in terms of written records, and the most extensive in the number and variety of its texts).

Further reading

• “kawi” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].