Javanese

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UK/dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/

noun

A person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).

Similar
JavanJavanese language
OriginEnglish Java ← Javanese Jawa ← Old Javanese Jawa →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

nounJavanese (plural 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.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 440

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language

Similar
Javan

nouna native or inhabitant of Java

Similar
Javan
Broader
Indonesian

nounthe Indonesian language spoken on Java

Similar
Javanese language
Broader
IndonesianBahasa IndonesiaBahasa
Also see
javan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  4. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  5. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  6. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  7. Old Javanesejawa
  8. Old JavaneseJawa
  9. JavaneseJawa
  10. EnglishJava
  11. EnglishJavanese

From Java + -n- + -ese.

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Translations

Catalan javanès, javanès
  • javanèsperson
  • javanèslanguage
Chinese Mandarin 爪哇人, 爪哇語 /爪哇语
  • 爪哇人 (Zhǎowārén)person
  • 爪哇語 /爪哇语 (Zhǎowāyǔ)language
Czech javánština
  • javánštinalanguage
Danish javaner, javaneser
  • javanerperson
  • javaneserperson
  • javanesisklanguage
  • javansklanguage
Dutch Javaan, Javaanse
  • Javaanperson
  • Javaanseperson
  • Javaanslanguage
Finnish jaavalainen, jaava
  • jaavalainenperson
  • jaavalanguage
  • jaavan kielilanguage
French Javanais, Javanaise
  • Javanaisperson
  • Javanaiseperson
  • javanaislanguage
German Javaner, Javanerin
  • Javanerperson
  • Javanerinperson
  • Javanischlanguage
Hindi यवद्वीपी
  • यवद्वीपी (yavadvīpī)person
Hungarian jávai, jávai
  • jávaiperson
  • jávailanguage
Indonesian orang Jawa, bahasa Jawa
  • orang Jawaperson
  • bahasa Jawalanguage
  • Jawalanguage
Irish Iávach, Iáivis
  • Iávachperson
  • Iáivislanguage
Italian giavanese, giavanese
  • giavaneseperson
  • giavaneselanguage
Japanese ジャワ語
  • ジャワ語 (jawago)language
Malay orang Jawa, Jawa
  • orang Jawaperson
  • Jawaperson
  • bahasa Jawalanguage
  • Jawalanguage
Polish Jawajczyk, Jawajka
  • Jawajczykperson
  • Jawajkaperson
  • (język) jawajskilanguage
Portuguese javanês, jau
  • javanêsperson
  • jauperson
  • javanêslanguage
  • jaulanguage
Russian ява́нец, ява́нка
  • ява́нец (javánec)person
  • ява́нка (javánka)person
  • ява́нский (javánskij)language
Spanish javanés, javanés
  • javanésperson
  • javanéslanguage
Swedish javanes, javanesiska
  • javanesperson
  • javanesiskalanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Javanese

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Cite this entry
APA

Javanese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javanese

MLA

“Javanese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javanese. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Javanese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javanese.

Source: Javanese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.