ꦮꦢꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”). Cognate with Sundanese cadas, Tagalog balas.

Noun

ꦮꦢꦱ꧀ (wadas)

1. (geology) sandstone: a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

Further reading

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