Javanese
1
7.7
- noun
- /ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz/
- Many people in Indonesia are starting to learn Javanese to connect with their heritage.
Examples
-
One of these, Retnodhoemilah, was published twice weekly in both Malay and Javanese by H. Buning & Co., first in Solo, later in Yogyakarta.
Academic text (1997) -
Like I can't study Javanese after I just spent 2-4 hours on C++ and other stuff.
Blog text (26) -
Seminar facilitators connected this argument to the promotion of democracy and equality, which helped to tap into the overall enthusiasm that many young Javanese had about the political changes and the development of democracy going on in their country at the time.
Academic text (2007) -
To translate I into, say, Burmese or Javanese is to enter a linguistic domain that is an alien wordscape and that cannot be acquired by rule but only by experience.
Academic text (2006) -
Despite the tendency of the Javanese to dominate the armed forces' rank and file as well as the officer corps, there has been a concerted effort to maintain a semblance of ethnic balance, so that a truly national armed force is created.
Academic text (2000) -
The Javanese language is rich with unique expressions that reflect the culture of Java.
-
She often listens to songs sung in Javanese to better understand the language.
Synonyms
1
6.9
A language spoken mainly on the island of Java in Indonesia
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Javanese comes from the island Java plus the ending -nese, which means 'from' or 'of', like in Chinese. So Javanese means the language 'from Java', which is why it names the language spoken on that island.