Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Affixed ꦮꦱ꧀ (was) +‎ ꦲ- (a-), inherited from Old Javanese awās (clear; bright).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.was/
  • Rhymes: -was
  • Hyphenation: a‧was

Adjective edit

ꦲꦮꦱ꧀ (awas)

  1. able to see, sighted.
  2. sharp eyesight
  3. alert
  4. clairvoyant

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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