jahnawi

Javanese

Alternative forms
  • Carakan: ꦗꦃꦤꦮꦶ

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit जाह्नवी (jāhnavī)

Noun

jahnawi (kawi jahnawi)

  1. (literary) wide river
    Synonyms: bangawan, banawi
    Hypernym: kali

References
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015), “jahnawi”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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