kawaśa

Old Javanese

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese ꦏꦮꦯ
Balinese ᬓᬯᬰ
Roman kawaśa

Etymology

Affixed ka- +‎ waśa.

Adjective

kawaśa

  1. overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa), ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa) (inherited)
    • → Tagalog: kawasa
    • → Tausug: kawasa
    • → Malay: kuasa
      • > Indonesian: kuasa (inherited)
      • → Min Nan: 掛卅／挂卅 (kòa-sa̍p), 掛些／挂些 (kòa-se), 掛沙／挂沙 (kòa-sa)
      • → Tagalog: kawasa
      • → Tausug: kawasa

Further reading

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