ꦧꦧꦢ꧀
Javanese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUnknown, probably from Old Javanese *babad,
- babad (“to clear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (“loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest”), *-baj (“unravel, untie”).
- wwat (“to report”, literally “to present, offer”).
Noun
editꦧꦧꦢ꧀ (babad)
Etymology 2
editInherited from Old Javanese babad (“to clear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (“loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest”), *-baj (“unravel, untie”).
Verb
editꦧꦧꦢ꧀ (babad)
- to clear land
Further reading
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “babad”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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- Javanese terms derived from Old Javanese
- Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Javanese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Javanese lemmas
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