ꦮꦢꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wadana (“face; chief, head”), from Sanskrit वदन (vadana, “mouth, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.da.na/, /wa.dɔ.nɔ/
• Rhymes: -na
• Hyphenation: wa‧da‧na

Noun

ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana)

1. face

   Synonym: ꦫꦲꦶ (rahi)

2. (literary) mouth
3. (literary) leader
4. head of an administrative district.

Alternative forms

• ꦮꦼꦢꦤ (wedana)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦮꦢꦤ (kawadana)
• ꦩꦢꦤꦤꦶ (madanani)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wedana (“assistant regent”)

Further reading

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