ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese baṅawan (“(great) river”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.ŋa.wan/
  • Rhymes: -wan
  • Hyphenation: be‧nga‧wan

Noun

ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bengawan)

  1. (ngoko) large river
    Synonyms: (krama) ꦧꦤꦮꦶ (banawi), jahnawi
    Hypernym: ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: bengawan

References
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bengawan”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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