Jawa

See also: jawa, ĵawa, jawą, and Jawą

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Jawa

1. A Czech motorcycle manufacturer.

Balinese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jawa (Balinese script ᬚᬯ)

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

Further reading

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

Betawi

Alternative forms

• Jawè (Urban Jakarta)

Pronunciation

• 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

Noun

Jawa (Arab Gundul spelling جاوا)

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

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨎꨥꨩ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa.waː/

Proper noun

Jawa

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

French

Noun

Jawa m (plural Jawas)

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

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Djawa (superseded)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jawa

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

Further reading

• “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

Japanese

Romanization

Jawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of ジャワ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Djawa, Djowo
• Jowo

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• 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

Proper noun

Jawa (Carakan spelling ꦗꦮ, Pegon spelling جاوا)

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

• kejawèn
• njawakaké
• njawani

Descendants

• 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

Further reading

• 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

Makasar

Etymology

From Malay Jawa.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jawa (Lontara spelling ᨍᨓ or 𑻪𑻯)

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)

Derived terms

compounds

• Jawa-Jawa

compounds

• kayu jawa

Further reading

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

Malay

Proper noun

Jawa (Jawi spelling جاوا)

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

Adjective

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.

Old Javanese

Etymology

from alt-case jawa.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jawa

1. Java: An island in the Indonesian Archipelago.

Adjective

Jawa

1. Javanese

Derived terms

• Jawi

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese Jawa.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jawa f

1. Java (island)

Declension

Declension of Jawa

	singular
nominative	Jawa
genitive	Jawy
dative	Jawie
accusative	Jawę
instrumental	Jawą
locative	Jawie
vocative	Jawo

Related terms

adjective

• jawajski

nouns

• Jawajczyk
• Jawajka

Further reading

• “Jawa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Tausug

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jawa (Sulat Sūg spelling جَوَ)

1. Java