kawaśa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ka- +‎ waśa, from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).

Adjective

kawaśa

1. overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued

Alternative forms

• ꦏꦮꦯ
• ᬓᬯᬰ

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa)
  • → Tagalog: kawasa
  • → Tausug: kawasa
• Javanese: ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa)
  • → Malay: kuasa
    • Indonesian: kuasa
    • → Min Nan: 掛卅／挂卅 (kòa-sa̍p), 掛些／挂些 (kòa-se), 掛沙／挂沙 (kòa-sa)

Further reading

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