baṅawan

See also: banawan and ban-awan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from affixed awan, hawan (“way, road, vehicle”) +‎ baṅ-. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ŋa.wan/
• Rhymes: -wan
• Hyphenation: ba‧nga‧wan

Noun

baṅawan

1. large river

   Synonyms: baṅawan, gaṅgā, gĕṅga, kali, kaweri, loh, lwah, nadī, prawāha, saraswat, sarit, sindhu, suṅe, suṅhe, suṅeṅ, suṅhay, suṅi

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bengawan), ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan)
  • → Indonesian: bengawan

References

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