Old Javanese
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Etymology
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Affixed wās (“clear”) + a- (“adjective forming”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
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awās
- clear, having clear insight.
- bright
Descendants
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- > Javanese: ꦲꦮꦱ꧀ (awas) (inherited)
- >? Malay: awas
- > Indonesian: awas (inherited)
Further reading
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- "awās" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.