Jawa

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒawa/

“Jawa” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

proper noun

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

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”).

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