baṅawan

See also: banawan and ban-awan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from affixed awan, hawan (“way, road, vehicle”) +‎ baṅ-. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ŋa.wan/
  • Rhymes: -wan
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nga‧wan

Noun

baṅawan

  1. large river
    Synonyms: baṅawan, gaṅgā, gĕṅga, kali, kaweri, loh, lwah, nadī, prawāha, saraswat, sarit, sindhu, suṅe, suṅhe, suṅeṅ, suṅhay, suṅi

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bengawan), ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan)
    • → Indonesian: bengawan

References

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