alwat

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed lwat (“sinewy (wiry); tendon, sinew, muscle”) +‎ a- (“adjective form prefix”). Doublet of alot.

Adjective

alwat

  1. sinewy, wiry
  2. tough
  3. sticking, clinging
  4. tenacious, stubborn, steadfast, unremitting

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦠ꧀ (alot)
  • → Balinese: ᬳᬮᭀᬢ᭄ (alot)

Further reading

  • "alwat" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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