Jawa

Genericization of a trade name and its founders. Acronym of "Ja"neček and "Wa"nderer.

Jawa

1. A Czech motorcycle manufacturer.

Borrowed from Old Javanese jawa (“grain”), from Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley, grain”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.wə/
• Rhymes: -awə
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wa
• Homophone: jawa

Jawa (Balinese script ᬚᬯ)

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

• “Jawa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

• Jawè (Urban Jakarta)

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa.ˈwa/
  • Rhymes: -a
• (Ciputat, Pasar Rebo, Pebayuran) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa.ˈwaʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
• (Urban Jakarta) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa.ˈwɛ/

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  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Jawa (Arab Gundul spelling جاوا)

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)
2. Javanese people
3. Javanese an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people

• ꨎꨥꨩ

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa.waː/

Jawa

1. Java (island)
2. Javanese (people or language)

Jawa m (plural Jawas)

1. (Star Wars) a fictional small humanoid race living on the fictional planet Tatooine in the franchise Star Wars

• Djawa (superseded)

From Malay Jawa, from Javanese Jawa,

• From Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley, grain”).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawa, from Proto-Austronesian *zawa. Cognate of Javanese jewawut (“foxtail millet”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒawa/ [ˈd͡ʒa.wa]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: Ja‧wa

Jawa

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)
2. Javanese an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people

• “Jawa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Jawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ジャワ

• Djawa, Djowo
• Jowo

Inherited from Old Javanese Jawa (“Java, Javanese”), jawa (“grain”),

• From Sanskrit यव (yava, “barley, grain”).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawa, from Proto-Austronesian *zawa (“millet”). Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦼꦮꦮꦸꦠ꧀ (jewawut, “foxtail millet”).

• IPA^(key): (Standard, Central–Eastern) /dʒɔ.wɔ/
• IPA^(key): (Banyumasan) /dʒa.waʔ/
• IPA^(key): (Serang) /dʒa.wə/
• (Standard) Rhymes: -wɔ
• (Banyumasan) Rhymes: -waʔ
• (Serang) Rhymes: -wə
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wa

Jawa (Carakan spelling ꦗꦮ, Pegon spelling جاوا)

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)
2. (linguistics) Javanese: an indigenous language spoken by Javanese people

Jawa (Carakan spelling ꦗꦮ, Pegon spelling جاوا)

1. (anthropology) Javanese (a person belonging to the Javanese people)
2. (botany, zoology) Javanese
3. indigenous, native
4. the land of Javanese royals
5. cultured, civilized

• Banyumasan: jawa
• → Betawi: jawa
• → Dutch: Java
• → English: Java, java (learned) (see there for further descendants)
• → French: Java
• → German: Java
• → Indonesian: Jawa, jawa
• → Japanese: ジャワ
• → Malay: Jawa, jawa
• → Polish: Jawa
• → Portuguese: Java
• → Spanish: Java
• → Swedish: Java

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “Jawa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

From Malay Jawa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟawa/, [ˈɟʝa.wa]
• Hyphenation: ja‧wa

Jawa (Lontara spelling ᨍᨓ)

1. (historical) Malays; a general term for people from the west of South Sulawesi considered "civilized" by Makassar standards (specifically Malays, Acehnese, Minangkabau, Bantenese, Betawinese, Madurese, Balinese, Javanese etc.)

   iatommi napappalakki empoang Jawa nikanaya Anakkoda Bonang. ...nakanatodong karaenga siapai rupanna nupailalang-kana-kana; nakanamo Anakkoda Bonang sikontukang maʼlipaʼ-baraya kontui Pahanga, Patania, Campaya, Marangkaboa, JohorokaMak. Chr. 155-156 r. 12 v.o.

   To him, the Malay named Anakkoda Bonang asked for a place to settle. ...The King also asked, "How many of you fall under the terms of this agreement?" Anakkoda Bonang answered, "All of us who wear the sarong above the knee, like the people of Pahang, Patani, Champa, Minangkabau, and Johor."

2. Java (the island)
3. Javanese (person or language)

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Jawa (Jawi spelling جاوا)

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

Jawa (comparative lebih Jawa, superlative paling Jawa)

1. Javanese - of the culture, language etc of people in the island of Java

   bahasa Jawa: the Javanese language

2. (informal, Malaysia, derogatory) olive or tan-skinned – especially used by those of fair complexion

   Synonyms: batak, sakai

   Si abang pos yang kau kata "muka Jawa" tulah yang tolong jumpa beg tangan kau. ― That postman that you call "ugly" was the same guy that found your purse.

from alt-case jawa.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawa/
• Rhymes: -wa
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wa

Jawa

1. Java: An island in the Indonesian Archipelago.

Jawa

1. Javanese

• > Javanese: ꦗꦮ (Jawa) (inherited)
• → Eastern Cham: ꨎꨥꨩ (Jawa)
• → Western Cham: ꨎꨥꨩ (javā)
  • → Khmer: ជ្វា (cviə)

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

Borrowed from Javanese Jawa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.va/
• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: Ja‧wa
• Homophone: jawa

Jawa f

1. Java (island)

• Jawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawa/ [d͡ʒaˈwɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: Ja‧wa

Jawa (Sulat Sūg spelling جَوَ)

1. Java