ꦮꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wah/
• Rhymes: -wah
• Hyphenation: wah

Etymology 1

Imitative

Interjection

ꦮꦃ (wah)

1. (colloquial) wah: a cry of fright, distress, etc.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese wah, wāh (“flood; torrent; overflowing; abundant”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq. Compare Malay bah.

Noun

ꦮꦃ (wah)

1. (archaic) flood
2. (archaic) increase

Adverb

ꦮꦃ (wah)

1. (archaic) furthermore

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese wwah (“fruit”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq. Cognate with Malay buah.

Noun

ꦮꦃ (wah)

1. (archaic) fruit

Further reading

• “wah” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.