waḍah

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, cognate of Indonesian wadah, Malay wadah. Probably mutation of arah (“command; position, direction”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waɖah/

Noun

waḍah

  1. container, vessel

Derived terms
  • awaḍah
  • wawaḍah
  • winaḍahan

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦲꦝꦃ (adhah), ꦮꦝꦃ (wadhah)

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