athawa

Old Javanese

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese ꦲꦡꦮ
Balinese
Roman athawa

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, “or”).

Conjunction

athawa

  1. or

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦠꦮ (atawa), ꦲꦸꦠꦮ (utawa), ꦲꦸꦠꦮꦶ (utawi)
  • → Balinese: ᬅᬣᬯᬵ (atawa, “or”)

References

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