anwam

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed nwam (“young”) +‎ a-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nom/
  • Rhymes: -nom
  • Hyphenation: a‧nom

Adjective

anwam

  1. young
  2. light (of colour)

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦤꦺꦴꦩ꧀ (anom), ꦲꦼꦤꦺꦴꦩ꧀ (enom) (inherited)
    • → Malay: انوم (anom)
      • > Indonesian: anom (inherited)
    • → Malay: انوم (enom)
      • > Indonesian: enom (inherited)
  • >? Sundanese: anom

Further reading

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