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Javanese

  • /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/ UK

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noun Javanese

  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.

proper noun

  1. An indigenous Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by Javanese people. They speak the Javanese and Kawi languages, which they write in a native character. They are now Mahometans in Java, but Brahmins in Bali and Lombock.

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noun person

Españoljavanés
中文爪哇人 Zhǎowārén
हिन्दीयवद्वीपी yavadvīpī
Portuguêsjavanês, jau
FrançaisJavanais, Javanaise
DeutschJavaner, Javanerin
Italianogiavanese
Русскийява́нец javánec, ява́нка javánka

name language

Españoljavanés
日本語ジャワ語 jawago
中文爪哇語 /爪哇语 Zhǎowāyǔ
Portuguêsjavanês, jau
Françaisjavanais
DeutschJavanisch
Italianogiavanese
Русскийява́нский javánskij

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@misc{javanese_2026,
  title = {Javanese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/javanese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}