ꦏꦸꦮꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

From earlier ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), from Old Javanese kawaśa, from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).

Adjective

ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa)

1. powerful

Alternative forms

• kuwasa
• ꦏꦮꦯ (kawaça)
• ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa)

 

Derived terms

• ꦢꦶꦏꦸꦮꦱꦏꦏꦺ (dikuwasakaké)
• ꦢꦶꦏꦸꦮꦱꦤꦶ (dikuwasani)

 

Descendants

• → Malay: kuasa
  • Indonesian: kuasa
  • → Min Nan: 掛卅／挂卅 (kòa-sa̍p), 掛些／挂些 (kòa-se), 掛沙／挂沙 (kòa-sa)
  • → Tausug: kawasa

Further reading

• “kuwasa”, in Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia‎^[1] (in Indonesian), Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, 2022, retrieved 2024-06-20