ꦧꦮꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bhuwana (“earth; world”), from Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana, “abode, residence; earth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.wɔ.nɔ/
  • Rhymes: -nɔ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧wa‧na

Noun

ꦧꦮꦤ (bawana)

  1. (krama) world
    Synonyms: ꦲꦭꦩ꧀ (alam), ꦧꦸꦩꦶ (bumi), (krama) ꦧꦸꦮꦤ (buwana)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “bawana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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