Javanese

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Alternative forms

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  • Carakan: ꦗꦃꦤꦮꦶ

Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit जाह्नवी (jāhnavī)

Noun

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ꦗꦃꦤꦮꦶ (jahnawi) (kawi)

  1. (literary) wide river
    Synonyms: ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan), ꦧꦤꦮꦶ (banawi)
    Hypernym: ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)

References

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