ꦧꦿꦸꦮꦁ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Roman: barwang (archaic), broewang (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”).

Noun

ꦧꦿꦸꦮꦁ (bruwang)

1. bear

   Synonyms: (archaic) ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), (archaic) ꦧꦂꦮꦁ (barwang), ꦧꦲꦸꦁ (baung)

References

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