nwam

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɲum (“young”).

Noun

nwam

  1. youth
  2. freshness
  3. lightness

Adjective

nwam

  1. young

Derived terms
  • anom
  • anwam
  • kanwaman
  • nom-noman

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦤꦺꦴꦩ꧀ (nom)

Further reading
  • "nwam" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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