waton

Indonesian

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waton

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwaton/ [ˈwa.t̪ɔn]
• Rhymes: -aton
• Syllabification: wa‧ton

Etymology 1

Noun

waton (plural waton-waton)

1. alternative form of watan

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Old Javanese waton, watwan (“edge, border; principle, model, rule, basis, fundament”). Doublet of batuan and beton.

• Borrowed from Javanese waton
• Borrowed from Balinese waton

Noun

waton (plural waton-waton)

1. edge or side (of a bedstead).
2. (music) wooden clamps on pelewah gamelan

Further reading

• “waton”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016