lwā

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luas (“outside; spacious; roomy”). Doublet of luwĕs.

Noun

lwā

1. breadth
2. width

Alternative forms

• lo
• lok
• lwa

Derived terms

• alwā
• malwā

• lwâmbĕk

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦭ꧀ꦮ (lwa) (inherited)

Further reading

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