lawaṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Noun

lawaṅ

  1. door
  2. gate
  3. entrance

Derived terms

  • alawaṅ (“door-keeper”)
  • lawaṅan (“gate”)
  • palawaṅ
  • palawaṅan (“gate-building”)

Compounds

  • aṅlawaṅ-lawaṅi (“to open the door for”)
  • suwuk lawaṅ (“gate-keeper, gate-guardian”)

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦭꦮꦁ (lawang) (inherited)
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