ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wontĕn, wĕntĕn, wwantĕn (“there is (are); here is”), wwaya, wwara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Pronunciation, Surakarta–Yogyakarta) IPA(key): /wɔntən/

Verb

ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (wonten) (krama)

  1. there is/are; to be
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦤ (ana), (krama) ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (wonten)

Alternative forms

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