ꦮꦠꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wataṅ (“tree, trunk; bar; pole”). Doublet of ꦧꦛꦁ (bathang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.taŋ/
• Rhymes: -taŋ
• Hyphenation: wa‧tang

Noun

ꦮꦠꦁ (watang) (krama-ngoko)

1. long pole
2. horizontal tree trunk.
3. tournament lance.
4. spear
5. stalk
6. Alternative spelling of ꦮꦠꦔꦤ꧀ (watangan)

Derived terms

• ꦢꦶꦮꦠꦁ (diwatang)
• ꦩꦠꦁ (matang)
• ꦮꦠꦔꦤ꧀ (watangan)

 

• ꦩꦠꦁꦥꦸꦠꦸꦁ (matang putung)

 

Further reading

• “watang” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.