kĕbwan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed form of bwah, wwah (“fruit”) +‎ ka-.

Noun

kĕbwan

1. garden

Alternative forms

• kĕbon

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon)
  • → Banjarese: kebon (kota)
  • → Dutch: kebon
• → Balinese: ᬓᭂᬩᭀᬦ᭄ (kebon)
• → Malay: kebun
  • Indonesian: kebun
  • → Banjarese: kabun (hulu)
  • → Minangkabau: kabun

Further reading

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