amwaṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed (m)aN- +‎ wwang (“human, people; servant, attendant”).

Verb

amwaṅ

  1. to take care
  2. to foster
  3. to kindle
  4. to guard
  5. to look after
  6. to tend

Alternative forms

  • amoṅ

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ (among, “to take care, to handle, to protect”)

Further reading

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