Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese kawula (servant, follower, subject).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.wu.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -lɔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧wu‧la

Noun

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ꦏꦮꦸꦭ (kawula)

  1. servant
    Synonym: ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶ (abdi)
  2. citizen, subject

Pronoun

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ꦏꦮꦸꦭ (kawula)

  1. (dialect) I

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kawula
  • Malay: kawula, kaola

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kawula”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN