ꦮꦤꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wani, wāni (“courage, bravery, valour, prowess; to dare, daring, courageous, brave, valiant”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“to be brave, be bold; to dare”). Doublet of ꦧꦿꦤꦶ (brani).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ni/
• Rhymes: -ni
• Hyphenation: wa‧ni

Adjective

ꦮꦤꦶ (wani)

1. brave, courageous

   Synonym: ꦧꦿꦤꦶ (brani)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦸꦩꦮꦤꦶ (kumawani)
• ꦏꦸꦮꦤꦺꦤ꧀ (kuwanèn)
• ꦢꦶꦮꦤꦺꦤꦶ (diwanèni)
• ꦩꦤꦺꦤꦶ (manèni)
• ꦮꦤꦺꦤ꧀ (wanèn)

 

• ꦮꦤꦶꦮꦶꦫꦁ (wani wirang)
• ꦮꦤꦶꦲꦔꦱ꧀ (wani angas)

 

Further reading

• “wani” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “wani”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN