ꦮꦤ꧀ꦢ

Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Old Javanese *wandha (compare awandha, kawandha (“headless trunk; a kind of cloud”, literally “big barrel”)), from Sanskrit कबन्ध (kabandha, “barrel; headless trunk”), बन्ध (bandha, “pack, bundle”). Doublet of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢ (banda, “body”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wanda/
• Hyphenation: wan‧da

Noun

ꦮꦤ꧀ꦢ (wanda)

1. (literary) body
2. (art, drama) form, shape (in wayang)
3. outward appearance
4. (linguistics) syllable

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬯᬦ᭄ᬤ (wanda)
• → Indonesian: wanda

Further reading

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