wadwa

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit बद्व (badva, “large number”).

Noun

wadwa

1. subject,
2. follower,
3. troops

Alternative forms

• wado
• wadwā
• wadya

 

Derived terms

• makawadwa
• mawadwa
• wadon
• wadwan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦢꦸ (wadu, “soldier, troops”)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬥᬹ (wadu, “female”)