watas

Central Dusun

Noun

watas

  1. district

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦠꦼꦱ꧀ (wates, border), from Old Javanese watĕs (border, end), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batəs. Doublet of batas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwatas/
  • Hyphenation: wa‧tas

Noun

watas (plural watas-watas)

  1. border
    Synonym: batas

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