ꦭꦮꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese lawaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Noun

ꦭꦮꦁ (lawang)

1. door
2. gate
3. entrance

Derived terms

• alawang
• lawangan
• palawang
• palawangan

 

Compounds

• anglawang-lawangi
• suwuk lawang

 

Further reading

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