ꦮꦼꦤꦁ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wə.naŋ/
• Rhymes: -naŋ
• Hyphenation: we‧nang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese wĕnaṅ (“be able to; have a right to; have authority; can”).

Verb

ꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wenang)

1. to have an authority.

Noun

ꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wenang)

1. authorized
2. privilege.

Derived terms

• ꦏꦮꦼꦤꦁ (kawenang)
• ꦩꦼꦤꦔꦏꦺ (menangaké)
• ꦮꦶꦤꦼꦤꦁ (winenang)
• ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wewenang)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wenang

Etymology 2

Verb

ꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wenang)

1. to experience
2. to witness
3. to see

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wenang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN