ᬓᬯᬶ
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Balinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Javanese kawi (“poet”), from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, “poet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ᬓᬯᬶ (kawi)
- Old Javanese:
- The oldest attested form of Javanese language spoken up to the thirteenth century.
- The oldest and most extensive written language of Southeast Asia (chiefly, in terms of written records, and the most extensive in the number and variety of its texts).
Further reading[edit]
- “kawi” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].