ꦮꦕꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wacana (“speech, word; sound, voice; teaching”), from Sanskrit वचन (vacana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.t͡ʃa.na/
• Rhymes: -na
• Hyphenation: wa‧ca‧na

Noun

ꦮꦕꦤ (wacana)

1. (archaic) word
2. (archaic) commandment
3. (archaic) speech

Verb

ꦮꦕꦤ (wacana)

1. (archaic) to speak, to talk

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wacana
  • → Malay: wacana

Further reading

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