ᬯᬦ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese wana (“forest, wood”), from Sanskrit वन (vana, “forest, grove, thicket”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wa.nə/
  • Rhymes: -nə
  • Hyphenation: wa‧na

Noun

ᬯᬦ (wana)

  1. forest, jungle
    Synonym: ᬳᬮᬲ᭄ (alas)

Further reading
  • “wana” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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