ꦮꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese uwak, uwa, uha, huwa (“uncle; aunt; address to non-relative older person; attendant”), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

ꦮꦏ꧀ (wak)

  1. (dialect) aunt
  2. (dialect) uncle
  3. (archaic) aphetic form of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀ (awak)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese uwa, uha, ūha (“comprehending; consideration, deliberation, examination; supposition, conclusion, inference”), from Sanskrit ऊह (ūha, “consideration, deliberation, examination”).

Verb

ꦮꦏ꧀ (wak)

  1. (archaic) to speak
  2. (archaic) to say
  3. to act in a rowdy way, to show off and create nuisance.

Further reading

  • “wak” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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