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Java.

Java (an island of Indonesia)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʒa.vɐ/Brazil/ˈʒa.vɐ/Portugal/ˈʒa.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈʒa.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

    feminine
name/ˈʒa.vɐ/Brazil/ˈʒa.vɐ/Portugal/ˈʒa.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈʒa.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. Java (programming language)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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 Javaubor. Portuguese Java Unadapted borrowing from English Java.

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