name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/
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rhymes with -iːz
CMU ARPABET:JH AA2 V AH0 N IY1 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
An indigenous Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by Javanese people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A cat of a certain domestic cat breed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Javanese temples
Javanese dialects
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Javan
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the Indonesian language spoken on Java
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Indonesian, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa
6
noun
Meaning 6
a native or inhabitant of Java
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Javan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Indonesian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Java English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Javanese From Java + -n- + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ճավայերեն
(čavayeren)
— language
Catalan:
javanès
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
爪哇語 /爪哇语
(Zhǎowāyǔ)
— language
Czech:
javánština
— language
Danish:
javanesisk
— language
Danish:
javansk
— language
Dutch:
Javaans
— language
Finnish:
jaava
— language
Finnish:
jaavan kieli
— language
French:
javanais
— language
Galician:
xavanés
— language
Georgian:
იავური
(iavuri)
— language
Georgian:
იავის
(iavis)
— language
German:
Javanisch
— language
Hungarian:
jávai
— language
Indonesian:
bahasa Jawa
— language
Indonesian:
Jawa
— language
Irish:
Iáivis
— language
Italian:
giavanese
— language
Japanese:
ジャワ語
(jawago)
— language
Javanese:
basa Jawa
— language
Khmer:
ជ្វា
(cvie)
— language
Malay:
bahasa Jawa
— language
Malay:
Jawa
— language
Polish:
(język) jawajski
— language
Portuguese:
javanês
— language
Portuguese:
jau
— language
Russian:
ява́нский
(javánskij)
— language
Spanish:
javanés
— language
Swedish:
javanesiska
— language
Catalan:
javanès
— person
Chinese Mandarin:
爪哇人
(Zhǎowārén)
— person
Danish:
javaner
— person
Danish:
javaneser
— person
Dutch:
Javaan
— person
Dutch:
Javaanse
— person
Finnish:
jaavalainen
— person
French:
Javanais
— person
French:
Javanaise
— person
Galician:
xavanés
— person
Georgian:
იაველი
(iaveli)
— person
Georgian:
იავის მცხოვრები
(iavis mcxovrebi)
— person
