kawi

Indonesian

[ˈkawi]

noun
Definitions
  • Kawi, a literary and prose language based on Old Javanese with a large number of Sanskrit loanwords, and used on the islands of Java, Bali and Lombok; or the script used in writing this language.
  • (Java) poet, author.

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦮꦶ derived from Sanskrit कवि (poet, seer, wise, sage, reins, ladle).

Origin

Sanskrit

कवि

Gloss

poet, seer, wise, sage, reins, ladle

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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