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], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].