Javan

English

Etymology 1

Java +‎ -an

Pronunciation

enPR: jäʹ-vən, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/

Adjective

Javan (not comparable)

Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java
Belonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture

Related terms

Javanese (language and ethnic group)
Java (produce)

Translations

pertaining to the island of Java

Arabic:
Hijazi Arabic: جاوي m (jāwi)
Czech: javánský (cs), jávský (cs)
Dutch: Javaans (nl)
French: Javanais (fr)
German: Javanisch (de)
Irish: Iávach
Russian: ява́нский (ru) (javánskij)

Noun

Javan (plural Javans)

An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java
A member or descendant of Java's main, Javanese ethno-linguistic group, by far the largest in Indonesia

Translations

inhabitant of the island Java

Arabic:
Hijazi Arabic: جاوي m (jāwi)
Czech: Javánec (cs) m
Dutch: Javaan (nl) m
French: Javanais (fr) m
German: Javanisch (de) n
Irish: Iávach m
Russian: ява́нец (ru) m (javánec), ява́нка (ru) f (javánka)

Etymology 2

From Hebrew יוון / יָוָן (yaván), identified with Greece.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪvən/
Rhymes: -eɪvən

Proper noun

Javan

(biblical) the fourth son of Japheth

Translations

biblical character

Dutch: Javan m
Latin: Iavan
Vietnamese: Gia-van

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