ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese baṅawan (“(great) river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ŋa.wan/
• Rhymes: -wan
• Hyphenation: be‧nga‧wan

Noun

ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bengawan)

1. (ngoko) large river

   Synonyms: (krama) ꦧꦤꦮꦶ (banawi), jahnawi

   Hypernym: ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)

Alternative forms

• ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bengawan

References

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