alwat

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Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Affixed lwat (“sinewy (wiry); tendon, sinew, muscle”) +‎ a- (“adjective form prefix”). Doublet of alot.

Adjective[edit]

alwat

  1. sinewy, wiry
  2. tough
  3. sticking, clinging
  4. tenacious, stubborn, steadfast, unremitting

Further reading[edit]

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