Javanese

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jav′ə nēz′, -nēs′, jä′və-)

Inflections of 'Javanese' (n): npl: Javanese

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Jav•a•nese  ( jav′ə nēz′, -nēs′, jä′və-),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -nese. 
adj. 
  1. Language Varieties, Place Namesof or pertaining to the island of Java, its people, or their language.

n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of the native Malayan people of Java, esp. of that branch of it in the central part of the island.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Austronesian language of central Java.
  • Javan (Jav(a) + -an) + -ese 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Javanese / ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz/
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Java, its people, or the Javanese language
  1. ( -nese) a native or inhabitant of Java
  2. a Malayo-Polynesian language of Central and Eastern Java
'Javanese' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Jav. - Macanese - Sundanese - adat - anklung - antiar - banteng - batik - gamelan - gong - gourami - junk - kalong - kapok - kretek - lahar - linsang - muntjac - rajah - tempeh - tokay - upas

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