wayah

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese wayah (“old; elder, chief, leader”), from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas, “age”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.jah/
  • Rhymes: -ajah
  • Hyphenation: wa‧yah

Adjective

wayah (Balinese script ᬯᬬᬄ)

  1. old

Noun

wayah (Balinese script ᬯᬬᬄ)

  1. grandfather
  2. old man

Further reading

  • “wayah” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Javanese

Romanization

wayah

  1. romanization of ꦮꦪꦃ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas, “age”).

Noun

wayah

  1. age

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦮꦪꦃ (wayah, “time”)
  • → Balinese: ᬯᬬᬄ (wayah, “old; grandfather”)

Further reading

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