ꦮꦤ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦮꦤ
Pegon
Roman	wana, wono

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wana, from Sanskrit वन (vana, “forest, grove, thicket”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ꦮꦤ (wana)

1. (krama) forest, wood

   Synonym: (ngoko) ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas)

2. (dialectal) field

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wana

References

• "ꦮꦤ" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “wana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Old Javanese

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese	ꦮꦤ
Balinese
Roman	wana

Etymology

From Sanskrit वन (vana, “forest, grove, thicket”).

Noun

ꦮꦤ (wana)

1. forest, wood

References

• "ꦮꦤ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.