drawya

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्रव्य (dravya, “object of possession, wealth, goods, money; gold”, literally “substance, thing, object; tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dra.wja/
• Rhymes: -wja
• Hyphenation: dra‧wya

Noun

drawya

1. property
2. pudenda

Alternative forms

• drabya, dṛwya, dṛbya, drĕwe, duwe, dwe

Derived terms

• adrĕwe
• amadṛwyakĕn
• andraweni
• andrĕwe
• andĕdrĕweni
• dumṛwya
• madṛwya
• makadṛwya
• pinakadṛwya
• umadṛwyakĕn

 

• drabya haji
• drawya haji
• dṛbya haji
• dṛwya haji

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦢꦸꦮꦺ (duwé, “to have, to own”)
• → Balinese: ᬤᬸᬯᬾ (duwé, “to have, to own”)

Further reading

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