ꦏꦮꦸꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kawula (“servant, follower, subject”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.wu.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -lɔ
• Hyphenation: ka‧wu‧la

Noun

ꦏꦮꦸꦭ (kawula)

1. servant

   Synonym: ꦲꦧ꧀ꦢꦶ (abdi)

2. citizen, subject

Pronoun

ꦏꦮꦸꦭ (kawula)

1. (dialect) I

Derived terms

• ꦏꦸꦩꦮꦸꦭ (kumawula)
• ꦔꦮꦸꦭ (ngawula)
• ꦢꦶꦏꦮꦸꦭꦤꦶ (dikawulani)

 

• ꦏꦮꦸꦭꦮꦂꦒ (kawula warga)
• ꦏꦮꦸꦭꦮꦶꦱꦸꦝ (kawula wisudha)

 

Related terms

• ꦏꦸꦭ (kula)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kawula
• → Malay: kawula, kaola

Further reading

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