ꦮꦢ꧀ꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wadwa (“subject, follower, troop”), from Sanskrit बद्व (badva, “multitude; large number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔ.dwɔ/
• Rhymes: -dwɔ
• Hyphenation: wa‧dwa

Noun

ꦮꦢ꧀ꦮ (wadwa)

1. (archaic) troop

Further reading

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