ᬚᬯ

Balinese

Etymology

• Borrowed from Old Javanese jawa (“grain”), from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley, grain”).
• Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawa, from Proto-Austronesian *zawa (“millet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.wə/
• Rhymes: -wə
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wa

Proper noun

ᬚᬯ (Jawa)

1. Java (an island in Indonesia)

Noun

ᬚᬯ (jawa)

1. millet

Further reading

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