Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

javan

/ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: ja-van
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java

adj

Belonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture

noun

An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java

noun

A member or descendant of Java's main, Javanese ethno-linguistic group, by far the largest in Indonesia

name

The fourth son of Japheth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese Jawa Javanese Jawabor. English Java Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Javan From Java + -an.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Javans (plural)

Phrases

Javan mudsnake Javan tubercle snake

Frequently Paired Words

Javanese Java

Synonyms

javanese

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce javan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/.
What does javan mean?: Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java
Where does javan come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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