kĕbwan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed form of bwah, wwah (fruit) +‎ ka- +‎ -an.

Noun

kĕbwan

  1. garden

Alternative forms

  • kĕbon

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kebon)
    • Banjarese: kebon (kota)
    • Dutch: kebon
    • Peranakan Indonesian: kebon
  • Balinese: ᬓᭂᬩᭀᬦ᭄ (kebon)
  • Malay: kebun

Further reading

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