ꦮꦶꦢꦾ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese widyā (“knowledge, science, learning; learned”), from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge; science”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.djɔ/
• Rhymes: -djɔ
• Hyphenation: wi‧dya

Noun

ꦮꦶꦢꦾ (widya)

1. know
2. knowledge
3. body scrub, fragrance

Descendants

• → Indonesian: widya

Proper noun

ꦮꦶꦢꦾ (Widya)

1. a female given name from Javanese

Descendants

• → Indonesian: Widya

Further reading

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