Javan

Javan

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English Java
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Javan

    From Java + -an.

    Pronunciation

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

    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

    Etymology 2

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪvən/
    • Rhymes: -eɪvən

    Proper noun

    Javan

    2. (biblical) the fourth son of Japheth
    Translations
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.