kawaśa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ka- +‎ waśa, from Sanskrit वश (vaśa, “authority, power, control, dominion”).

Adjective

kawaśa

  1. overpowered, dominated, mastered, subdued

Alternative forms
  • ꦏꦮꦯ
  • ᬓᬯᬰ

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦏꦮꦱ (kawasa)
    • → Tagalog: kawasa
    • → Tausug: kawasa
  • Javanese: ꦏꦸꦮꦱ (kuwasa)
    • → Malay: kuasa
      • Indonesian: kuasa
      • → Min Nan: 掛卅／挂卅 (kòa-sa̍p), 掛些／挂些 (kòa-se), 掛沙／挂沙 (kòa-sa)

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