wĕnaṅ

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wə.naŋ/
• Rhymes: -naŋ
• Hyphenation: wĕ‧naṅ

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably related to

• *hwan, wan, *on (“herd”),
• wana, wahana (“vehicle or conveyance”).
• kwan, kon (“to order”)

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Verb

wĕnaṅ

1. to have within one's reach or power, be able to, be capable of, have a right to, be entitled to, have authority
2. to be in so.'s reach or power, can

Derived terms

• amĕnaṅ
• amĕnaṅi
• kawĕnaṅ
• kawĕnaṅ-wĕnaṅ
• kawĕnaṅan
• kinawĕnaṅakĕn
• mĕnaṅ
• pamĕnaṅ
• pamĕnaṅan
• sakawĕnaṅa
• umĕnaṅ
• winĕnaṅ
• wĕnaṅ-wĕnaṅ

• patik wĕnaṅ
• patik wĕnaṅ-wĕnaṅ

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wenang)
  • → Indonesian: wenang

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *benaŋ, *banaeŋ.

Noun

wĕnaṅ

1. thread, string

Further reading

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