kabayan

Balinese

Romanization

kabayan

1. Romanization of ᬓᬩᬬᬦ᭄

Javanese

Romanization

kabayan

1. Romanization of ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed wayah (“time”) +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ba.jan/
• Rhymes: -yan
• Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧yan

Adjective

kabayan

1. old

Noun

kabayan

1. elder, chief, leader

Derived terms

• aṅabaya
• aṅabayan
• aṅabayani

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀ (kabayan)
• → Balinese: ᬓᬩᬬᬦ᭄ (kabayan)

Further reading

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