ꦩꦂꦢꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese mārdawa (“soft, gentle, kind, sweet”), from Sanskrit मार्दव (mārdava, “softness, gentleness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.dɔ.wɔ/
• Rhymes: -wɔ
• Hyphenation: mar‧da‧wa

Adjective

ꦩꦂꦢꦮ (mardawa)

1. gentle, soft
2. fine

Derived terms

• ꦩꦂꦢꦮꦧꦱ (mardawa basa)
• ꦩꦂꦢꦮꦭꦒꦸ (mardawa lagu)

 

Further reading

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