Javan

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *yew-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *yéwos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas

Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.?

Proto-Austronesian *zawa

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.?

Old Javanese jawa

Old Javanese Jawa

Javanese Jawabor.

English Java

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Javan

From Java + -an.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jäʹ-vən, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːvən

Adjective

Javan (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java
2. Belonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture

Derived terms

• javanite
• Javan mudsnake
• Javan tubercle snake

Related terms

• Javanese (language and ethnic group)
• Java (produce)

Translations

pertaining to the island of Java

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: جاوي m (jāwi)

• Czech: javánský (cs), jávský (cs)
• Dutch: Javaans (nl)
• French: Javanais (fr)
• German: Javanisch (de)
• Hindi: जावी (jāvī)
• Irish: Iávach
• Latin: javanicus, javanēnsis
• Russian: ява́нский (ru) (javánskij)
• Translingual: javanicus

Noun

Javan (plural Javans)

1. An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java
2. A member or descendant of Java's main, Javanese ethno-linguistic group, by far the largest in Indonesia

Translations

inhabitant of the island Java

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: جاوي m (jāwi)

• Czech: Javánec (cs) m
• Dutch: Javaan (nl) m
• French: Javanais (fr) m
• German: Javanisch (de) n
• Hindi: जावी m or f (jāvī)
• Irish: Iávach m
• Russian: ява́нец (ru) m (javánec), ява́нка (ru) f (javánka)

Etymology 2

From Hebrew יוון / יָוָן (yaván), identified with Greece.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪvən/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪvən

Proper noun

Javan

2. (biblical) The fourth son of Japheth

Translations

biblical character

• Dutch: Javan m
• Hindi: यावान m (yāvān)
• Latin: Iavan
• Vietnamese: Gia-van