twas

See also: TWAs, 'twas, and t'was

English

Contraction

twas

  1. Misspelling of 'twas.
  2. Obsolete spelling of 'twas.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teRas (“heartwood of a tree, hard, durable core of wood; ironwood tree”).[1] Doublet of tos (“descendant, offspring; product”).

Noun

twas

  1. hardness
  2. core, heart

Derived terms

  • ginöṅ twas

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦠꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (tos)
  • ⇒ Balinese: ᬓᬢᭀᬲ᭄ (katos)

References

  1. ^ Robert Blust (2013) The Austronesian languages (Pacific linguistics), Revised edition edition, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University (ANU), →ISBN, page 683

Further reading

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