alwat

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed lwat (“sinewy (wiry); tendon, sinew, muscle”) +‎ a- (“adjective form prefix”). Doublet of alot.

Adjective

alwat

1. sinewy, wiry
2. tough
3. sticking, clinging
4. tenacious, stubborn, steadfast, unremitting

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦠ꧀ (alot)
• → Balinese: ᬳᬮᭀᬢ᭄ (alot)

Further reading

• "alwat" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.