wāh

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, compare Malay bah.

Noun

wāh

  1. flood
  2. torrent
  3. overflowing

Adjective

wāh

  1. abundant

Derived terms

  • amah
  • amah-mah
  • amahakĕn
  • amāhi
  • awah
  • awah-wahan
  • kawāhan
  • mawah-wah
  • mawah-wahan
  • mawawahan
  • pamah
  • pamah-mah
  • winah-wah
  • wināhan
  • amah gunuṅ
  • wah gunuṅ
  • winah gunuṅ

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦮꦃ (wah) (inherited)

Further reading

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