bengawan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan, “large river”), from Old Javanese baṅawan (“(great) river”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bêngawan (first-person possessive bengawanku, second-person possessive bengawanmu, third-person possessive bengawannya)
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
- Bengawan Solo ― name of longest river in Jawa island
- (literary) swamp
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “bengawan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
bengawan
- Romanization of ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese bengawan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bengawan (Jawi spelling بڠاون, plural bengawan-bengawan, informal 1st possessive bengawanku, 2nd possessive bengawanmu, 3rd possessive bengawannya)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “bengawan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.