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Javanese in Malay

orang Jawa

UK/dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/

Javanese in Malay: orang Jawa, Jawa, bahasa Jawa. In English, Javanese means a person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).

Malay words for Javanese

person
orang Jawa, Jawa
language
bahasa Jawa, Jawa

English meaning of Javanese

  1. noun A person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).
  2. noun A cat of a certain domestic cat breed.
  3. proper noun An indigenous Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by Javanese people.

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Questions about Javanese in Malay

What is the meaning of Javanese in Malay?
Javanese in Malay is orang Jawa, Jawa, bahasa Jawa.
Apakah maksud Javanese dalam bahasa Melayu?
Javanese: orang Jawa, Jawa, bahasa Jawa.
What does Javanese mean in English?
Javanese means a person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Javanese (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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