puṅgawa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुङ्गव (puṅgava, “hero; chief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊŋɡawa/
• Rhymes: -wa
• Hyphenation: puṅ‧ga‧wa

Noun

puṅgawa

1. chief, leader
2. official of high rank

Further reading

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