Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese gawe, gaway, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (occupation).

Verb

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ꦒꦮꦺ (gawé)

  1. to work, to do
  2. to cause, to make
  3. to trouble, to disturb, to stir up, to agitate

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: gawai
  • Malay: gawai

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “gawé”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN