wagu

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦒꦸ (wagu, “too big; inflexible; awkward, clumsy, odd”), from Old Javanese wagu (“clumsy, misshapen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ɡu/, [ˈwa.ɡu]
• Rhymes: -ɡu
• Hyphenation: wa‧gu

Adjective

wagu

1. inflexible

   Synonym: kaku

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   Synonym: lugas

Further reading

• “wagu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

wagu

1. Romanization of ꦮꦒꦸ

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ɡu/
• Rhymes: -ɡu
• Hyphenation: wa‧gu

Adjective

wagu

1. clumsy, misshapen

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦮꦒꦸ (wagu) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: wagu

Further reading

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