ꦩꦂꦢꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mārdawa (“soft, gentle, kind, sweet”), from Sanskrit मार्दव (mārdava, “softness, gentleness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar.dɔ.wɔ/
  • Rhymes: -wɔ
  • Hyphenation: mar‧da‧wa

Adjective

ꦩꦂꦢꦮ (mardawa)

  1. gentle, soft
  2. fine

Derived terms

  • ꦩꦂꦢꦮꦧꦱ (mardawa basa)
  • ꦩꦂꦢꦮꦭꦒꦸ (mardawa lagu)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “mardawa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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