adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ja-v ə - ' n ē z, ˌ jä-, - ' n ē s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Javanese
Etymology: Java + -nese (as in Japanese )
Date: 1704
1 : a member of an Indonesian people inhabiting the island of Java
2 : an Austronesian language of the Javanese people
– Javanese adjective