ꦭꦮ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese lawā, lawah, lalawā, lalawah (“bat”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kula-la(m)baR (“bat”), from Proto-Austronesian *lawaR (“flying squirrel”). Compare to Balinese lawah (“bat”).

Noun

ꦭꦮ (lawa)

  1. bat

References

  • “lawa” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “lawa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • "lawa" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974
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