amwah

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed moh, mwah +‎ a-. Doublet of amoh (“full of holes, worn out”).

Adjective

amwah

  1. open, raw, gaping

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦃ (amoh) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: amoh

Further reading

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