ญาวา

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (“breath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲawa/, [ɲaˈwa]

Noun

ญาวา (nyawa)

1. body
2. self
3. soul

Further reading

• Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 139