awās

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed wās (“clear”) +‎ a- (“adjective forming”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.was/
• Rhymes: -was
• Hyphenation: a‧wās

Adjective

awās

1. clear, having clear insight.
2. bright

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦲꦮꦱ꧀ (awas) (inherited)
  • >? Malay: awas
    • > Indonesian: awas (inherited)

Further reading

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