ꦮꦤ꧀ꦢ
Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Unknown, probably from Old Javanese *wandha (compare awandha, kawandha (“headless trunk; a kind of cloud”, literally “big barrel”)), from Sanskrit कबन्ध (kabandha, “barrel; headless trunk”), बन्ध (bandha, “pack, bundle”). Doublet of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢ (banda, “body”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ꦮꦤ꧀ꦢ (wanda)
- (literary) body
- (art, drama) form, shape (in wayang)
- outward appearance
- (linguistics) syllable
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “wanda”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN