takwan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably affixed ta- +‎ ka- +‎ wan.

Verb

takwan

  1. to ask, to question

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • atakon
  • atakwan
  • matakwan
  • patakonakĕna
  • patakwan
  • patatakwanan
  • taken
  • takon
  • tinakonan
  • tinakwan
  • tinakwanakĕn
  • tinakwanan
  • tumakonakĕn
  • tumakwanakĕn
  • tumakwani

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦠꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (takon), ꦠꦏꦺꦤ꧀ (takén)

Further reading

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