ꦮꦪꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese wayah (“age”), from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas, “age”).

Noun

ꦮꦪꦃ (wayah)

  1. (ngoko) time
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦮꦪꦃ (wayah), (krama) ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)
Derived terms
  • ꦱꦮꦪꦲ꧀ꦮꦪꦃ (sawayah-wayah)

Etymology 2

Unknown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦮꦪꦃ (wayah)

  1. (krama inggil) grandchild
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦥꦸꦠꦸ (putu)

Further reading

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