kakawin
English
Noun
kakawin (plural kakawins or kakawin)
- A long narrative poem composed in Old Javanese, with rhythms and meters derived from Sanskrit literature.
Balinese
Indonesian
Etymology
Reanalyzed as kawi + ke- -an, from Old Javanese kakawin, from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, “poet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈka.wɪn]
- Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧win
Noun
kakawin (first-person possessive kakawinku, second-person possessive kakawinmu, third-person possessive kakawinnya)
Alternative forms
- kekawin
Related terms
Further reading
- “kakawin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed kawi + ka- -(a)n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ka.win/
- Rhymes: -win
- Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧win
Further reading
- "kakawin" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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