Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Affixed wās (clear) +‎ a- (adjective forming).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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awās

  1. clear, having clear insight.
  2. 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.