ꦮꦺ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /we/
• Rhymes: -we
• Hyphenation: wé

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese we (“sun; day”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *waʀi.

Noun

ꦮꦺ (wé)

1. (archaic) sun

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese we, wwe (“water”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiR.

Noun

ꦮꦺ (wé)

1. (archaic) water

Derived terms

• ꦮꦺꦢꦁ (wédang)

 

Etymology 3

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

ꦮꦺ (wé)

1. just
2. interjections that express astonishment (surprise)

Further reading

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