katwaṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed twaṅ, toṅ (“reverence, respect, awe”) +‎ ka-.

Noun

katwaṅ

  1. object of reverence, respect or awe
  2. king
  3. queen

Alternative forms

  • katwang
  • katoṅ

Further reading

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