ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀
Pegon
Roman wadon

Etymology

Reconstructed as ꦮꦢꦸ (wadu, “troop”) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an), from Old Javanese wadon, wadwan (“woman, female”). Compare to Balinese wadu (“female”).

Noun

ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (ngoko ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀, krama ꦲꦺꦱ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (éstri), krama inggil ꦥꦸꦠꦿꦶ (putri))

  1. female

Alternative forms

  • ꦮꦢ꧀ꦮꦤ꧀ (wadwan) (literary)

Derived terms

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