ꦮꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese was, wās (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /was/
• Rhymes: -was

Adjective

ꦮꦱ꧀ (was)

1. apprehensive
2. worry

Verb

ꦮꦱ꧀ (was)

1. to look at.

Derived terms

• ꦔꦸꦮꦱꦏꦺ (nguwasaké)
• ꦔꦸꦮꦱꦶ (nguwasi)
• ꦩꦮꦱ꧀ (mawas)
• ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀ (wawasan)
• ꦮꦮꦱ꧀ (wawas)
• ꦮꦱ꧀ꦮꦱ꧀ (was-was)
• ꦲꦮꦱ꧀ (awas)

 

Further reading

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