ꦮꦤ꧀ꦢꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wāndhawa, bāndhawa (“kinsman, relation; friend”), from Sanskrit बान्धव (bāndhava, “relative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wan.dɔ.wɔ/
• Rhymes: -wɔ
• Hyphenation: wan‧da‧wa

Noun

ꦮꦤ꧀ꦢꦮ (wandawa)

1. (archaic, literary) relative: someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

Further reading

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