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Javanese

proper noun

  1. language spoken on the Indonesian island Java
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree English Java English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Javanese From Java + -n- + -ese.

  1. An indigenous language spoken by Javanese people.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Java English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Javanese From Java + -n- + -ese.

  1. A person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).
  2. A cat of a certain domestic cat breed.