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wahana

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Balinese

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Romanization

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wahana

  1. Romanization of ᬯᬳᬦ

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Javanese ꦮꦲꦤ (wahana), from Old Javanese wāhana, from Sanskrit वाहन (vāhana), from वह् (vah), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *waźʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *waȷ́ʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of wagon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /waˈhana/
  • Hyphenation: wa‧ha‧na

Noun

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wahana (first-person possessive wahanaku, second-person possessive wahanamu, third-person possessive wahananya)

  1. vehicle: a conveyance; a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
    Synonym: kendaraan
  2. (obsolete) tool, device
    Synonym: alat
  3. (figurative) means: an instrument for attaining a purpose
  4. ride: an amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
  5. mount (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Synonym: tunggangan

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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wahana

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦲꦤ

Old Javanese

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Noun

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wahana

  1. Alternative spelling of wāhana (vehicle, conveyance)