ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀
Pegon
Roman	wadon

Etymology

Reconstructed as ꦮꦢꦸ (wadu, “troop”) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an), from Old Javanese wadon, wadwan (“woman, female”). Compare to Balinese ᬯᬥᬹ (wadu, “female”).

Noun

ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (ngoko ꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀, krama ꦲꦺꦱ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (éstri), krama inggil ꦥꦸꦠꦿꦶ (putri))

1. female

Alternative forms

• ꦮꦢ꧀ꦮꦤ꧀ (wadwan) (literary)

Derived terms

• ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (bocah wadon)
• ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kanca wadon)
• ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦮꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (wong wadon)