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bengawan.

river (large stream which drains a landmass)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈŋawan/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈŋa.wan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

    dialectal
    Bengawan Solo

  2. swamp

    literary
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bengawan, “large river”), from Old Javanese baṅawan (“(great) river”).

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