Jawa

See also: jawa, ĵawa, jawą, and Jawą

English

Etymology

Genericization of a trade name and its founders. Acronym of "Ja"neček and "Wa"nderer.

Proper noun

Jawa

1. A Czech motorcycle manufacturer.

Balinese

Romanization

Jawa

1. Romanization of ᬚᬯ

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨎꨥꨩ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa.waː/

Proper noun

Jawa

1. Java (island)
2. Javanese (people or language)

French

Noun

Jawa m (plural Jawas)

1. (Star Wars) a fictional small humanoid race living on the fictional planet Tatooine in the franchise Star Wars

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay Jawa, from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa),

• From Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley, grain”).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawa, from Proto-Austronesian *zawa. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦼꦮꦮꦸꦠ꧀ (jewawut, “foxtail millet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒawa/ [ˈd͡ʒa.wa]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: Ja‧wa

Proper noun

Jawa

1. Java (an island in Indonesia)
2. Javanese an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people

Further reading

• “Jawa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

Jawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ジャワ

Javanese

Proper noun

Jawa

1. (Indonesian) Romanization of ꦗꦮ

Malay

Proper noun

Jawa (Jawi spelling جاوا)

1. Java (an island in Indonesia)

Adjective

Jawa

1. Javanese - of the culture, language etc of people in the island of Java

   bahasa Jawa: the Javanese language

2. (informal, Malaysia, derogatory) olive or tan-skinned – especially used by those of fair complexion

   Synonyms: batak, sakai

   Si abang pos yang kau kata "muka Jawa" tulah yang tolong jumpa beg tangan kau. ― That postman that you call "ugly" was the same guy that found your purse.

Old Javanese

Etymology

from alt-case jawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawa/
• Rhymes: -wa
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wa

Proper noun

Jawa

1. Java: An island in the Indonesian Archipelago.

Adjective

Jawa

1. Javanese

Derived terms

• Jawi

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦗꦮ (Jawa) (inherited)
• → Eastern Cham: ꨎꨥꨩ (Jawa)
• → Western Cham: ꨎꨥꨩ (javā)
  • → Khmer: ជ្វា (cviə)

Further reading

• "Jawa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.va/
• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: Ja‧wa
• Homophone: jawa

Proper noun

Jawa f

1. Java (island)

Declension

Declension of Jawa

	singular
nominative	Jawa
genitive	Jawy
dative	Jawie
accusative	Jawę
instrumental	Jawą
locative	Jawie
vocative	Jawo

Related terms

adjective

• jawajski

nouns

• Jawajczyk
• Jawajka

Further reading

• Jawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawa/ [d͡ʒaˈwɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: Ja‧wa

Proper noun

Jawa (Sulat Sūg spelling جَوَ)

1. Java