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Javaans

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Javaan +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jaːˈvaːns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧vaans
  • Rhymes: -aːns

Adjective

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Javaans (comparative Javaanser, superlative meest Javaans or Javaanst)

  1. Javan, in, from or relating to Java, the most populous island of Indonesia
  2. Javan, in, from or relating to the Javanese people

Declension

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Declension of Javaans
uninflected Javaans
inflected Javaanse
comparative Javaanser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Javaans Javaanser het Javaanst
het Javaanste
indefinite m./f. sing. Javaanse Javaansere Javaanste
n. sing. Javaans Javaanser Javaanste
plural Javaanse Javaansere Javaanste
definite Javaanse Javaansere Javaanste
partitive Javaans Javaansers

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Javaans n

  1. the Javanese language
    Het Javaans, de moedertaal van de meeste Indonesiërs, is nauw verwant met het Maleis.
    Javan, the birth language of most Indonesians, is closely related to Malay.