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kakawin

kakawin noun: a long narrative poem composed in Old Javanese, with rhythms and meters derived from Sanskrit literature.

Noun

kakawin (plural kakawins or kakawin)

  1. A long narrative poem composed in Old Javanese, with rhythms and meters derived from Sanskrit literature.

Forms of kakawin

pluralkakawins
pluralkakawin

Questions about kakawin

What does kakawin mean?
Kakawin means a long narrative poem composed in Old Javanese, with rhythms and meters derived from Sanskrit literature.
What part of speech is kakawin?
Kakawin is a noun.
What is the plural of kakawin?
The plural of kakawin is kakawins.

Words near kakawin in the dictionary

  1. kakas
  2. Kakatiya
  3. kakatundi
  4. kakawahie
  5. kakawahies
  6. kakawin
  7. kakawins
  8. Kakching
  9. Kakchiquel
  10. kakdi
  11. kakdis

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